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Settled, side by side

Poe

Portola Paints · Roman Clay

Southwest Pottery

Benjamin Moore · 048

LRV
16.56
#583C3C
Hex
#975F57
88 · 60 · 60
RGB
151 · 95 · 87
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Deep plum
Undertone
Brown and red tones of kiln-fired clay; some see a hint of violet
Purple
Family
Red
Roman Clay
Collection
Benjamin Moore Classics

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The difference

Read from the numbers

Both read warm. Poe is a purple, Southwest Pottery a red.

How they read

In their own words

Poe is a Roman Clay colour from Portola Paints, which describes it as a "deep plum". Portola says it was originally named Black Magic and was inspired by the writing of Edgar Allan Poe.

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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