Benjamin Moore
Potters Clay
1221 / CC-360
The orange cast is most pronounced in warm lighting, while cooler light pulls out the brown base. Pair it with Benjamin Moore's White Dove or Simply White for relief, and use Hale Navy or Hawthorne Yellow as complementary or analogous accents.
Brand
Benjamin Moore
Code
1221 / CC-360
Collection
Benjamin Moore Classics, Woodluxe Exterior Wood Stain Colors
Potters Clay in Different Light
Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.
Artificial Lighting

Natural Lighting

Technical Specifications
Undertones
Type
Orange
Strength
High
Temperature
warm
Hue Angle
24°Red Family
Lightness
56%Medium
Saturation
37%Moderate
LRV
28.3LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.
Color Codes
Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes
Darker Shades
Monochromatic dark
Lighter Shades
Monochromatic light
Complementary
Opposite on color wheel
Analogous
Adjacent colors
Warm Shades
Warm spectrum
Closest Paint Matches
Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.
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Nobody But Ben
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Honey Graham
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Café Miel
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Coffee Gelato
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Grizzly
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Harbor Highlands Tan
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Fire Dust
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Light Bronzer
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Cinnamon Scone
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