Sun Baked Earth (Behr HDC-CL-08)
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Sun Baked Earth (Behr HDC-CL-08) is a very deep, warm red from Behr: LRV 18, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sun Baked Earth
Four Behr colors picked for Sun Baked Earth by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Sun Baked Earth, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Roycroft Adobe | SW 0040 | 17 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Brickyard Clay | CW-235 | 19.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Deep Clay Red | 2003-7B | 19 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Warm Up | 1067-6 | 17 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr red colors nearest to Sun Baked Earth (LRV 18 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Sun Baked Earth
Darker than Sun Baked Earth
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-CL-08 |
| Hex | #A36658 |
| RGB | 163, 102, 88 |
| HSL | 11°, 30%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.5, 22.9, 18.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sun Baked Earth (Behr HDC-CL-08), published as #A36658
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sun Baked Earth (Behr HDC-CL-08)?
- Sun Baked Earth has an LRV of 18 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sun Baked Earth is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sun Baked Earth in another brand?
- Brickyard Clay (BM CW-235) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Sun Baked Earth warm or cool?
- Behr lists Sun Baked Earth as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.2; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.