Orange Clay (PPG 1200-4)
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Orange Clay (PPG 1200-4) is a medium, warm orange from PPG Paints: LRV 45, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Orange Clay
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Orange Clay by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Orange 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 | Windswept Canyon | SW 9010 | 43 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Myrtle Beach | 061 | 45.6 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Ceramic Glaze | 240D-4 | 46.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Peach Ice Cream | 2007-5C | 41 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints orange colors nearest to Orange Clay (LRV 45) by LRV.
Lighter than Orange Clay
Darker than Orange Clay
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1200-4 |
| Hex | #E6A57F |
| RGB | 230, 165, 127 |
| HSL | 22°, 67%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.1, 19.5, 29.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Orange Clay (PPG 1200-4), published as #E6A57F
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#F6AF7E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Orange Clay (PPG 1200-4)?
- Orange Clay has an LRV of 45. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Orange Clay is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Orange Clay in another brand?
- Myrtle Beach (BM 061) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Orange Clay warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Orange Clay as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.2; 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.