Canyon Clay (SW 6054)
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Canyon Clay (SW 6054) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Canyon Clay
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Canyon 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 Canyon 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 | Pueblo Brown | 2102-30 | 12.9 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Rust | MQ1-20 | 13.1 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Rusted Earth | 2002-7A | 13 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Raspberry Truffle | 1060-6 | 14 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Canyon Clay (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Canyon Clay
Darker than Canyon Clay
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6054 |
| Hex | #85594F |
| RGB | 133, 89, 79 |
| HSL | 11°, 25%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.3, 16.8, 13.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Canyon Clay (SW 6054), published as #85594F
#77504E
#93624F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Canyon Clay (SW 6054)?
- Canyon Clay has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Canyon Clay is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Canyon Clay in another brand?
- Rust (Behr MQ1-20) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Canyon Clay warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Canyon Clay as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.2; 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.