El Cajon Clay (BM 1260)
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El Cajon Clay (BM 1260) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 8.2, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with El Cajon Clay
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for El Cajon Clay by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to El Cajon Clay, 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 | Cordovan | SW 6027 | 6 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Plum Raisin | 120F-7 | 7.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Brown Plum | 1006-7A | 9 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Eclair | 1054-7 | 8 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to El Cajon Clay (LRV 8.2) by LRV.
Lighter than El Cajon Clay
Darker than El Cajon Clay
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1260 |
| Hex | #634543 |
| RGB | 99, 69, 67 |
| HSL | 4°, 19%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 32.5, 12.6, 6.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
El Cajon Clay (BM 1260), published as #634543
#553D42
#714D43
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of El Cajon Clay (BM 1260)?
- El Cajon Clay has an LRV of 8.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so El Cajon Clay is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to El Cajon Clay in another brand?
- Plum Raisin (Behr 120F-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is El Cajon Clay warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists El Cajon Clay as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.