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Roycroft Bronze Green SW 2846
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Roycroft Bronze Green sits at L* 35.7, a* -0.9, b* 6.9. Its hue angle is 98° and its chroma is 6.9, so it leans yellow clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 58%.
LRV 8.8: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 8.8, Roycroft Bronze Green is lighter than 10% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Roycroft Bronze Green
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavern Charcoal | CW-90 | 1.74 | Very close | |
| Dakota Woods Green | 2139-20 | 1.96 | Very close | |
| Aegean Olive | 1491 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Roycroft Bronze Green
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windgate Hill | MQ6-24 | 1.46 | Very close | |
| Black Bean | 790D-7 | 1.56 | Very close | |
| Grounded | T27-01 | 1.96 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Gray | SW 7645 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Nocturne | SW 9520 | 2.60 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hidden Trail | SW 9525 | 2.83 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Garden Gate | SW 6167 | 2.92 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Prelude | SW 9620 | 2.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Muddled Basil | SW 7745 | 3.11 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Garden Gate SW 6167 · lighter, LRV 9.9
- Prospect SW 9615 · lighter, LRV 10.1
- Rookwood Dark Green SW 2816 · lighter, LRV 10.1
- Nocturne SW 9520 · darker, LRV 7.8
- Chateau Brown SW 7510 · darker, LRV 7.6
- Enduring Bronze SW 7055 · darker, LRV 7.5
Colors that go with Roycroft Bronze Green
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Roycroft Bronze Green:
- Summit Gray SW 7669
- Roycroft Copper Red SW 2839
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Mineral Gray SW 2740 · complementary (180°)
- Tea Leaf SW 9604 · analogous (−30°)
- Forestwood SW 7730 · analogous (+30°)
- Still Water SW 6223 · triadic (120°)
- Expressive Plum SW 6271 · triadic (240°)
Roycroft Bronze Green vs popular colors
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 3.2) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 5.0) is lighter (LRV 11.0 vs 8.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 6.2) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.