Brickyard Clay (BM CW-235)
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Brickyard Clay (BM CW-235) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 19.6, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brickyard Clay
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Brickyard Clay 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 Brickyard 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 | Roycroft Adobe | SW 0040 | 17 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | Sun Baked Earth | HDC-CL-08 | 18 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Deep Clay Red | 2003-7B | 19 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Cinnabar | 1065-6 | 19 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Brickyard Clay (LRV 19.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Brickyard Clay
Darker than Brickyard Clay
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-235 |
| Hex | #A56559 |
| RGB | 165, 101, 89 |
| HSL | 9°, 30%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.5, 24.4, 17.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brickyard Clay (BM CW-235), published as #A56559
#975C58
#B46E58
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brickyard Clay (BM CW-235)?
- Brickyard Clay has an LRV of 19.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brickyard Clay is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Brickyard Clay in another brand?
- Sun Baked Earth (Behr HDC-CL-08) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Brickyard Clay warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Brickyard Clay as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.7; 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.