Coral Clay (SW 9005)
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Coral Clay (SW 9005) is a deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 26, so it reflects about 26 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Coral Clay
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Coral Clay by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, 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 Coral 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 | Spiced Apple Cider | 1201 | 26.6 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Red Coral | PPU1-05A | 25.1 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Rhapsody | 2002-5C | 27 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Earth Rose | 1056-5 | 24 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Coral Clay (LRV 26) by LRV.
Lighter than Coral Clay
Darker than Coral Clay
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9005 |
| Hex | #BF796E |
| RGB | 191, 121, 110 |
| HSL | 8°, 39%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 26 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 57.9, 26.1, 17.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Coral Clay (SW 9005), published as #BF796E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Coral Clay (SW 9005)?
- Coral 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 Coral Clay is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Coral Clay in another brand?
- Rhapsody (Valspar 2002-5C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Coral Clay warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Coral Clay as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.5; 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.