Match Baked Clay
Sherwin-Williams Baked Clay is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 26. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 26 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 26 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (26 vs 22) makes Baked Clay the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (31 vs 26) makes Frosted Papaya the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Cabana Melon reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 26 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Beige red reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pinch of Clove reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 27 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 26 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
S 3030-Y30R reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Baked Clay reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 9-point LRV gap (26 vs 17) makes Baked Clay the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.