Cavern Clay (SW 7701)
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Cavern Clay (SW 7701) is a deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 20, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cavern Clay
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cavern 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 Cavern 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 | Audubon Russet | HC-51 | 21 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Mojave Sunset | 220D-7 | 19.5 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Bear Claw | 2004-5A | 20 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Copper Beech | 1067-5 | 22 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Cavern Clay (LRV 20) by LRV.
Lighter than Cavern Clay
Darker than Cavern Clay
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7701 |
| Hex | #AC6B53 |
| RGB | 172, 107, 83 |
| HSL | 16°, 35%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.7, 23.3, 24.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cavern Clay (SW 7701), published as #AC6B53
#9E6252
#BB7452
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cavern Clay (SW 7701)?
- Cavern Clay has an LRV of 20. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cavern Clay is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cavern Clay in another brand?
- Mojave Sunset (Behr 220D-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cavern Clay warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cavern Clay as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.3; 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.