Pottery Urn
SW 7715 · #AA866E · LRV 27 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
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What Color Is Pottery Urn, Really?
Pottery Urn reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 7715 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pottery Urn
Pottery Urn is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.
How Lighting Changes Pottery Urn
Pottery Urn sits in the mid-range at LRV 27, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its orange 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Pottery Urn 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 Sherwin-Williams SW 7715 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | NutshellS220-5 · Behr | 0.9 | 26 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Gaucho Brown2096-40 · Benjamin Moore | 2.5 | 27 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Café AméricaineT586 · Valspar | 2.2 | 28.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ConfidencePPG1078-5 · PPG / Glidden | 4.0 | 28 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Copper Road80YR 25/206 · Glidden | 0.8 | 25 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Hunt & GatherHGSW 3104 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 25 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Pottery Urn within Sherwin-Williams'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 #AA866E in HSL space. Pair Pottery Urn with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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