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Settled, side by side

Hushed Auburn

Sherwin-Williams · SW 9080

Southwest Pottery

Benjamin Moore · 048

26.38
LRV
16.56
Hushed Auburn is 9.8 points lighter
#A8857A
Hex
#975F57
168 · 133 · 122
RGB
151 · 95 · 87
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Dusky clay pink with red undertones
Undertone
Brown and red tones of kiln-fired clay; some see a hint of violet
Red
Family
Red
Sherwin-Williams
Collection
Benjamin Moore Classics

In real rooms

Every room, each color

The difference

Read from the numbers

Hushed Auburn is the lighter of the two at LRV 26.38, 9.8 points above Southwest Pottery at LRV 16.56. Both read warm. Both belong to the red family. For a whole room, Hushed Auburn is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Southwest Pottery is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

Hushed Auburn SW 9080 is a muted red-family colour from Sherwin-Williams with an LRV of 26.38. Livingetc describes it as a dusky pink with red undertones that behaves like a clay-like neutral.

Southwest Pottery 048 is a deep clay red from Benjamin Moore's Classics collection, described by the brand as "a nuanced hue that captures the brown and red tones of kiln-fired clay". Its LRV is 16.56, so it is a properly deep colour.

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