Benjamin Moore Potters Clay 1221
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- Potters Clay for bedroom (1 photo)
- Potters Clay for living room (7 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Potters Clay for bathroom (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore 1221 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Potters Clay reviews (9 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Potters Clay undertones?
- Is Potters Clay 1221 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Potters Clay
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Potters Clay 1221
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Potters Clay 1221 |
| Code: | 1221 |
| Name: | Potters Clay |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Potters Clay?
Benjamin Moore Potters Clay 1221 is a muted, medium-toned clay brown with warm terracotta and soft peach-beige undertones. Its earthy cast gives it enough color for a dining room, entry, or powder room wall without reading as overly orange. In bright daylight, Potters Clay can show more of its sunbaked peach warmth, while lower light brings out its deeper brown side. Pair it with creamy off-whites, warm taupe, natural oak, woven fibers, and aged brass for a grounded interior palette. It also makes a strong choice for an accent wall or painted cabinetry where its warm, weathered character can stand out.
Potters Clay for bedroom
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing red shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Potters Clay for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this red shade can create a unique space
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Benjamin Moore 1221 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm mid-tone red real bathrooms.
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Benjamin Moore 1221 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm red hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Benjamin Moore Potters Clay reviews (9 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this red that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Benjamin Moore Potters Clay undertones?
Potters Clay is a midtone, soft caramel orange. The HEX sample leans orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
185, 135, 102
Is Benjamin Moore Potters Clay cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 24° on the HSL hue wheel, this Red sits firmly on the warm side.
1221 Potters Clay HSL code: 24, 37%, 56%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Potters Clay
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Red shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Potters Clay:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Potters Clay with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 204, such as Benjamin Moore Blue Lace and Nimbus Gray.
LRV of Potters Clay
Potters Clay has an LRV of 28.25% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 28.25%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #B98766 |
| RGB Decimal | 185, 135, 102 |
| RGB Percent | 72.55%, 52.94%, 40.00% |
| HSV | Hue: 24° Saturation: 44.86% Value: 72.55% |
| HSL | hsl(24, 37, 56) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 27.03 Yellow: 44.86 Key: 27.45 |
| YIQ | Y: 146.188 I: 40.399 Q: 0.307 |
| XYZ | X: 31.071 Y: 28.604 Z: 16.451 |
| CIE Lab | L:60.43 a:14.995 b:25.253 |
| CIE Luv | L:60.43 u:36.218 v:29.027 |
| Decimal | 12158822 |
| Hunter Lab | 53.482, 10.107, 19.2 |
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