Potters Wheel (BM 1294)
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Potters Wheel (BM 1294) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 19.9, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Potters Wheel
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Potters Wheel by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, 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 Potters Wheel, 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 | Henna Shade | SW 6326 | 20 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Colonial Brick | PPU2-13 | 19.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Kitchen Tile Red | 2002-5B | 21 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Sienna Red | 1057-6 | 19 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Potters Wheel (LRV 19.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Potters Wheel
Darker than Potters Wheel
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1294 |
| Hex | #AE675E |
| RGB | 174, 103, 94 |
| HSL | 7°, 33%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.3, 27.5, 17.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Potters Wheel (BM 1294), published as #AE675E
#9F5E5D
#BD705D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Potters Wheel (BM 1294)?
- Potters Wheel has an LRV of 19.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Potters Wheel is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Potters Wheel in another brand?
- Colonial Brick (Behr PPU2-13) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Potters Wheel warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Potters Wheel as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.3; 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.