Clay Bisque
90YR 64/040 · #DAD0CC · LRV 64 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Clay Bisque, Really?
Clay Bisque reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 90YR 64/040 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Clay Bisque
Clay Bisque is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Clay Bisque
At LRV 64, Clay Bisque is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Clay Bisque are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Glidden 90YR 64/040 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Grey HeronSW 9566 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.2 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pearls And LaceN130-1 · Behr | 0.9 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Lilac HushCSP-490 · Benjamin Moore | 3.1 | 64 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Goose Feathers8006-2B · Valspar | 4.2 | 65 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | BalancedPPG1003-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.4 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Weeping Birch405-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.6 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Clay Bisque within Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #DAD0CC in HSL space. Pair Clay Bisque with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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