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Aged Bronze 231
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Aged Bronze sits at L* 46.6, a* 1.9, b* 24.0. Its hue angle is 85° and its chroma is 24.1, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 82%.
LRV 15.6: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 15.6, Aged Bronze is lighter than 15% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Aged Bronze
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eminent Bronze | SW 6412 | 1.74 | Very close | |
| Mossy Gold | SW 6139 | 2.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Twig Basket | SW 9529 | 3.26 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Aged Bronze
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juicy Fig | PMD-67 | 1.28 | Very close | |
| Wild Mushroom | 350F-7 | 1.77 | Very close | |
| Pinetop | 370F-7 | 1.89 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silken Moss | 237 | 1.92 | Very close | |
| Bittergreen | CSP-990 | 2.52 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Urban Legend | 238 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sage | 2143-10 | 4.06 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Blue Ridge Mountains | 1043 | 4.49 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Toasted Marshmallow | 1049 | 4.75 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Vero Beach Tan 1085 · lighter, LRV 19.0
- Pine Grove 511 · lighter, LRV 19.3
- Maple Valley 1057 · lighter, LRV 19.4
- Evening Grove 1526 · darker, LRV 13.7
- Turtle Green 2142-20 · darker, LRV 12.9
- Tamarind AF-120 · darker, LRV 13.8
Colors that go with Aged Bronze
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Nile Blue CSP-560 · complementary (180°)
- Coyote Trail 1224 · analogous (−30°)
- Pine Brook 490 · analogous (+30°)
- Teal Ocean 2049-30 · triadic (120°)
- Cupid's Dart 1385 · triadic (240°)
Aged Bronze vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 13.0) is lighter (LRV 17.4 vs 15.6), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 14.1) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 15.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 16.0) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 15.6), more blue/cool, more muted.