Potters Clay is a light neutral from Dulux, hex #AFA490. Its light reflectance value is 37.7, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #AFA490
- RGB
- 175, 164, 144
- HSL
- 39°, 16%, 63%
- CMYK
- 0, 6, 18, 31
- LRV
- 37.7
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
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Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Potters Clay are 40YY 38107 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Setting Stone by Dulux Heritage (excellent match) and Rocky Beach CSP-190 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Dulux Potters Clay
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Potters Clay, closest first. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Dulux Potters Clay
Dulux Heritage has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Potters Clay, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Potters Clay
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Potters Clay, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux Potters Clay
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Potters Clay, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Potters Clay
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Potters Clay, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Potters Clay
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Potters Clay, closest first. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Potters Clay
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Potters Clay, closest first. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Dulux Potters Clay
Little Greene has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Potters Clay, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Dulux Potters Clay
Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Potters Clay, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Dulux Potters Clay
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Potters Clay, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Potters Clay
Lick has no true equivalent to Dulux's Potters Clay. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Potters Clay
Curator has no true equivalent to Dulux's Potters Clay. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux Potters Clay
Crown has no true equivalent to Dulux's Potters Clay. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Potters Clay
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Dulux's Potters Clay. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Potters Clay
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's Potters Clay. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Dulux against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Neutrals alongside
Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Neutrals
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Potters Clay on it, so some of them look quite different.
Potters Clay is the 441st of 1,140 neutrals Swatcher knows about.