Rookwood Clay (SW 2823)
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Rookwood Clay (SW 2823) is a deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 23, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rookwood Clay
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rookwood Clay by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Rookwood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Edgewood Rocks | 1056 | 22.2 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Home Sweet Home | MQ2-19 | 22.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Crunch Granola | 3004-9B | 24 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Moment | 1077-5 | 23 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Rookwood Clay (LRV 23) by LRV.
Darker than Rookwood Clay
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2823 |
| Hex | #9A7E64 |
| RGB | 154, 126, 100 |
| HSL | 29°, 21%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 54.8, 6.9, 18.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rookwood Clay (SW 2823), published as #9A7E64
#8B7563
#A98763
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rookwood Clay (SW 2823)?
- Rookwood Clay has an LRV of 23. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rookwood Clay is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rookwood Clay in another brand?
- Home Sweet Home (Behr MQ2-19) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Rookwood Clay warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rookwood Clay 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: 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.