Cavern Clay vs Pinky Beige

Cavern ClaySherwin-WilliamsvsPinky BeigeSherwin-WilliamsΔE 27.2Very different colors

Cavern Clay and Pinky Beige come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Both sit in the beige-pink family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 23-point LRV gap — 43 for Pinky Beige vs 20 for Cavern Clay — means Pinky Beige will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 27.2 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Cavern Clay vs Pinky Beige in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cavern Clay and Pinky Beige in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.

Living Room

A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Pinky Beige reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cavern Clay.

Cavern ClayCavern Clay in a Living Room

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Pinky BeigeSw 0079 living room

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Bedroom

Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Pinky Beige returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Cavern ClayCavern Clay Bedroom

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Pinky BeigeSherwin Williams Pinky Beige bedroom color

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Color Details

Cavern Clay
Sherwin-Williams · 7701
Hex#AC6B53
LRV19.9
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7701
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Pinky Beige
Sherwin-Williams · 0079
Hex#C9AA98
LRV43.4
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number0079
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Cavern Clay vs Pinky Beige Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cavern Clay on one side and Pinky Beige on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.

More Cavern Clay comparisons

See how Cavern Clay stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Cavern Clay
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Cavern Clay
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite is the lighter choice

Iron Ore
Cavern Clay
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Cavern Clay reads noticeably lighter

Purbeck Stone
Cavern Clay
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Purbeck Stone is the lighter choice

Evergreen Fog
Cavern Clay
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter

Mizzle
Cavern Clay
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle is the lighter choice

Agreeable Gray
Cavern Clay
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray is the lighter choice

Denim Drift
Cavern Clay
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Denim Drift reads slightly lighter

Tranquil Dawn
Cavern Clay
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Tranquil Dawn is the lighter choice

Balboa Mist
Cavern Clay
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist is the lighter choice

Vintage Vogue
Cavern Clay
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Cavern Clay reads slightly lighter

Pale Green
Cavern Clay
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green reads slightly lighter

Pine Needle
Cavern Clay
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Cavern Clay reads noticeably lighter

Cement grey
Cavern Clay
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Cement grey reads slightly lighter

Black grey
Cavern Clay
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Cavern Clay reads noticeably lighter

Piazza
Cavern Clay
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza is the lighter choice

Humble Yellow
Cavern Clay
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Humble Yellow is the lighter choice

Windmill Lane
Cavern Clay
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Windmill Lane reads slightly lighter

Senses
Cavern Clay
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Senses reads noticeably lighter

Lamp Black
Cavern Clay
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Cavern Clay reads noticeably lighter

Washed Linen
Cavern Clay
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Washed Linen is the lighter choice

Tea with Florence
Cavern Clay
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Nearly identical in tone

Thames Fog
Cavern Clay
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Thames Fog reads slightly lighter

Ocean Abyss
Cavern Clay
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Cavern Clay reads noticeably lighter

Classic Silver
Cavern Clay
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Classic Silver is the lighter choice

Teton Blue
Cavern Clay
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Teton Blue reads slightly lighter

RAL 110-2
Cavern Clay
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 is the lighter choice

RAL 110-1
Cavern Clay
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 is the lighter choice

Paper
Cavern Clay
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Cavern Clay
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Cavern Clay reads slightly lighter