A light taupe-gray that sits neatly between warm and cool. It reads soft gray in north light and a pale clay tone in sun. A flexible whole-home neutral.
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Undertone: Light taupe-gray, neither warm nor cool.
Where to use it: Living room, bedroom, hallway.
Trim: Burnished Clay pairs well with Polar Bear 75 for trim, doors and ceilings.
Behr colors that work with Burnished Clay on walls, trim and accents.
The closest matches to Burnished Clay from Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore, by digital color value. ΔE measures the visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable.
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The digital hex value for Behr Burnished Clay (PPU18-09) is #D2CCC4, which is rgb(210, 204, 196). Use it for mockups and digital design; a physical sample is the only reliable way to judge the paint itself.
We have not confirmed a published LRV for Behr Burnished Clay, so we do not list one. You can find it on the back of the paint chip or on Behr’s website.
Burnished Clay has a light taupe-gray, neither warm nor cool undertone. By its digital value it sits on the warm side, but north-facing light will cool it down and warm bulbs will warm it up, so test a sample in the room where you plan to use it.
The closest Sherwin-Williams color to Behr Burnished Clay is Popular Gray (SW 6071, #D4CCC3), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 0.9). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.
The closest Benjamin Moore color to Behr Burnished Clay is Nimbus (1465, #CFCCC4), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 1.1). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.