Match Rookwood Clay
Sherwin-Williams Rookwood Clay is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 23. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 23 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 25 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 25 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Spiced Honey reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (26 vs 23) makes Cocoa Nutmeg the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 780-5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Grey beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Mouse's Back reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
S 4010-Y50R reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (29 vs 23) makes Cinnamon Scone the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.