CLARE · CLARE 17

Clare Cracker Jack#A05F45 · LRV 16

Why this color. Warm terracotta-rust; Clare's signature warm accent shade.

Cracker Jack reads as a red / warm — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Clare Clare 17 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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CLARE CRACKER JACK

RGB 160, 95, 69 LRV 16

Color spec

Brand	Clare
Name	Cracker Jack
SKU	Clare 17
Hex	#A05F45
RGB	160, 95, 69
HSL	17°, 40%, 45%
LRV	16
Undertone	red / warm
Family	Orange

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT

Mandalay Road

SKU 0039 · #A05F45 · LRV 16

ΔE 0 (imperceptible)

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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all orange from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.42

All orange at PPG / Glidden →

16-30

#9B6046

Muted Copper

ΔE 1.42 · LRV 16

16-31

#A15C49

Rich Clay

ΔE 2.87 · LRV 16

1067-6

#9E6654

Warm Up

ΔE 3.74 · LRV 17

1199-7

#AC5E3A

Fragrant Cloves

ΔE 3.76 · LRV 17

1070-7

#966544

Cinnamon Stick

ΔE 5.37 · LRV 16

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.65

All orange at Behr →

HDC-AC-01

#A15B43

Nouveau Copper

ΔE 1.65 · LRV 15

UL120-4

#9C6448

Antique Copper

ΔE 2.58 · LRV 17

230F-6

#995D4B

Earth Tone

ΔE 3.15 · LRV 15

BIC-45

#A55946

Airbrushed Copper

ΔE 3.7 · LRV 16

PPU2-15

#A35A4B

Cajun Red

ΔE 4.61 · LRV 16

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.2

All orange at Benjamin Moore →

1196

#9F634E

Burnt

ΔE 2.2 · LRV 17

HC-49

#9F634E

Mayflower

ΔE 2.2 · LRV 17

105

#9D6141

Terra

ΔE 2.66 · LRV 16

CC-390

#9D6141

Rusty

ΔE 2.66 · LRV 16

2173-30

#9F5E4C

Salmon

ΔE 2.95 · LRV 16

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.34

All orange at Valspar →

2003-7B

#A4624D

Deep Clay Red

ΔE 2.34 · LRV 17.1

M124

#A36343

Borneo

ΔE 2.48 · LRV 17.1

M113

#9C6250

Tuscan Rooftops

ΔE 3.11 · LRV 16.3

3010-7

#9E633E

Pale Cordovan

ΔE 4.39 · LRV 16.6

P006

#A45B4C

Trolley Dash

ΔE 4.58 · LRV 15.9

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.5

All orange at Dunn-Edwards →

DE5188

#A5654E

Ruddy Oak

ΔE 2.5 · LRV 18

DE6105

#90614A

Weathered Leather

ΔE 4.44 · LRV 15

DE5153

#AF5B46

Iron Ore

ΔE 4.5 · LRV 17

DEC706

#9B6957

Rosewood

ΔE 4.74 · LRV 18

DE5265

#9E6B4A

Brown Eyes

ΔE 5.67 · LRV 18

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.63

All orange at Sherwin-Williams →

SW 6349

#A2583A

Pennywise

ΔE 2.63 · LRV 15

SW 7703

#A85E39

Earthen Jug

ΔE 3.58 · LRV 17

SW 6356

#A6613C

Copper Mountain

ΔE 3.59 · LRV 17

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.86

All orange at Magnolia Home →

JG-36

#A45436

On Bosque

ΔE 3.86 · LRV 14

JG-35

#B56D4E

Work Worn Wood

ΔE 6.38 · LRV 21

JG-30

#965147

Home At Last

ΔE 7.44 · LRV 13

JG-164

#825E3F

Cognac

ΔE 9.44 · LRV 13

JG-25

#B5494B

Vine Ripened Tomato

ΔE 11.75 · LRV 15

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.2

All orange at Farrow & Ball →

NO. 212

#B64F48

Blazer

ΔE 9.37 · LRV 16

NO. 96

#994A50

Radicchio

ΔE 13.21 · LRV 12

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.77

All orange at Backdrop →

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #A05F45 in HSL space. Pair Cracker Jack with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY

#A05F45 + #4586A0

TRIADIC

#A05F45 · #45A05F · #5F45A0

ANALOGOUS

#A04558 · #A05F45 · #A08D45

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white

4.98:1 AA

Sample text on black

4.22:1 AA Large

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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