Match Cavern Clay
Sherwin-Williams Cavern Clay is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 20. 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 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 20 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (20 vs 15) makes Cavern Clay the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (20 vs 16) makes Cavern Clay the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (28 vs 20) makes Red Earth the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Cavern Clay reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Blood Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Beige red reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (20 vs 17) makes Cavern Clay the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Pinch of Clove reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
S 3030-Y30R reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 20), opening up a space where Cavern Clay encloses it. At ΔE 16.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.