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Roycroft Brass SW 2843
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Roycroft Brass sits at L* 45.7, a* 2.3, b* 16.4. Its hue angle is 82° and its chroma is 16.5, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 66%.
LRV 15.1: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 15.1, Roycroft Brass is lighter than 19% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Roycroft Brass
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Legend | 238 | 1.52 | Very close | |
| Kentucky Birch | CSP-265 | 2.91 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Silken Moss | 237 | 3.27 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Roycroft Brass
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemon Pepper | 750D-6 | 1.26 | Very close | |
| Boho | T14-6 | 1.50 | Very close | |
| Mayan Ruins | N300-7 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twig Basket | SW 9529 | 1.99 | Very close | |
| High Tea | SW 6159 | 2.24 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Superior Bronze | SW 6152 | 2.80 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Thatch Brown | SW 6145 | 4.08 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Landmark | SW 9609 | 4.09 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Mossy Gold | SW 6139 | 4.27 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Tiki Hut SW 7509 · lighter, LRV 16.9
- Thatch Brown SW 6145 · lighter, LRV 17.4
- Library Pewter SW 0038 · lighter, LRV 17.5
- Rookwood Brown SW 2806 · darker, LRV 13.6
- Eclipse SW 6166 · darker, LRV 13.6
- Smokehouse SW 7040 · darker, LRV 13.0
Colors that go with Roycroft Brass
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Roycroft Brass:
- Roycroft Bronze Green SW 2846
- Oak Creek SW 7718
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Denim SW 6523 · complementary (180°)
- Quartersawn Oak SW 2836 · analogous (−30°)
- Oakmoss SW 6180 · analogous (+30°)
- Grand Canal SW 6488 · triadic (120°)
- Wood Violet SW 6557 · triadic (240°)
Roycroft Brass vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 9.5) is lighter (LRV 17.4 vs 15.1), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 11.1) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 15.1), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 13.2) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 15.1), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.