Sherwin-Williams Cavern Clay#A87560 · LRV 24
Cavern Clay reads as a red / warm — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 7701 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Cavern Clay |
| SKU | SW 7701 |
| Hex | #A87560 |
| RGB | 168, 117, 96 |
| HSL | 17°, 29%, 52% |
| LRV | 24 |
| Undertone | red / warm |
| Family | Brown |
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.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 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 brown from that brand.
Behr
PPG / Glidden
Dunn-Edwards
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A87560 in HSL space. Pair Cavern Clay with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.