Baked Clay (SW 6340)
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Baked Clay (SW 6340) is a deep, warm orange from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 26, so it reflects about 26 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Baked Clay
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Baked Clay by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Baked 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 | Coral Bells | CSP-1135 | 25.9 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Warm Terra Cotta | PMD-11 | 25.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Cattle Drive | 2007-5A | 24 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Brown Clay | 1199-6 | 27 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams orange colors nearest to Baked Clay (LRV 26) by LRV.
Lighter than Baked Clay
Darker than Baked Clay
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6340 |
| Hex | #C1785C |
| RGB | 193, 120, 92 |
| HSL | 17°, 45%, 56% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 26 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 57.6, 25.6, 27.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Baked Clay (SW 6340), published as #C1785C
#B26F5B
#D0815B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Baked Clay (SW 6340)?
- Baked Clay has an LRV of 26. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Baked Clay is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Baked Clay in another brand?
- Warm Terra Cotta (Behr PMD-11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Baked Clay warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Baked Clay as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.3; 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.