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Roycroft Pewter SW 2848
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: No measurable undertone (true neutral)
In CIELAB, Roycroft Pewter sits at L* 42.4, a* -1.8, b* 0.0. Its hue angle is 179° and its chroma is 1.8, so it has essentially no color cast — a true neutral that will pick up the color of the light and surroundings. It classifies as neutral. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 32%.
LRV 12.8: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 12.8, Roycroft Pewter is lighter than 16% 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 Pewter
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracken Slate | CW-690 | 1.06 | Very close | |
| City Shadow | CSP-60 | 1.12 | Very close | |
| Charcoal Slate | HC-178 | 2.28 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Roycroft Pewter
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordite | HDC-MD-28 | 0.60 | Practically identical | |
| Charcoal | BXC-41 | 0.61 | Practically identical | |
| Binary Star | N450-6 | 1.23 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grizzle Gray | SW 7068 | 1.43 | Very close | |
| Web Gray | SW 7075 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Night Owl | SW 7061 | 2.86 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Storm Warning | SW 9555 | 3.50 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Night Out | SW 9560 | 3.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Homburg Gray | SW 7622 | 3.69 | 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.
- Succulent SW 9650 · lighter, LRV 14.1
- Night Out SW 9560 · lighter, LRV 14.1
- Homburg Gray SW 7622 · lighter, LRV 14.7
- Cloak Gray SW 6278 · darker, LRV 11.3
- Rain Cloud SW 9639 · darker, LRV 11.4
- Ironclad SW 9570 · darker, LRV 10.9
Colors that go with Roycroft Pewter
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Roycroft Pewter:
- Roycroft Suede SW 2842
- Sommelier SW 7595
Roycroft Pewter is too close to neutral (chroma 1.8) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Roycroft Pewter vs popular colors
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 5.1) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 12.8), more red/pink.
- Gray (Benjamin Moore 2121-10, ΔE 5.1) is about as light, more red/pink.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 6.3) is darker (LRV 11.0 vs 12.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink.