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Iron Gate SW 2926
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone
In CIELAB, Iron Gate sits at L* 22.9, a* 2.6, b* 8.0. Its hue angle is 72° and its chroma is 8.4, so it leans orange 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 62%.
LRV 0.0: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 0.0, Iron Gate is lighter than 0% 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 Iron Gate
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bittersweet Chocolate | 2114-10 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Night Shade | 2116-10 | 4.06 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Appalachian Brown | 2115-10 | 4.32 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Iron Gate
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Roast | UL140-1 | 5.26 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Espresso Beans | PPU5-1 | 5.42 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Espresso Beans | PPU5-01 | 5.42 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Clove | SW 9183 | 3.88 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Clove | SW 9605 | 4.12 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Cracked Pepper | SW 9580 | 4.37 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Sealskin | SW 7675 | 4.98 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Black Bean | SW 6006 | 5.11 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Rockweed | SW 2735 | 5.75 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Turkish Coffee SW 6076 · lighter, LRV 4.7
- Armory SW 9600 · lighter, LRV 4.8
- Cracked Pepper SW 9580 · lighter, LRV 4.8
- Woodsy Brown SW 2924 · darker, LRV 0.0
- Weathervane SW 2927 · darker, LRV 0.0
Colors that go with Iron Gate
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Iron Gate:
- Zurich White SW 7626
- Jamaica Bay SW 6781
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Naval SW 6244 · complementary (180°)
- Black Bean SW 6006 · analogous (−30°)
- Andiron SW 6174 · analogous (+30°)
- Cascades SW 7623 · triadic (120°)
- Black Swan SW 6279 · triadic (240°)
Iron Gate vs popular colors
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 5.3) is lighter (LRV 5.9 vs 0.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink.
- Cordovan Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-62, ΔE 6.8) is lighter (LRV 6.0 vs 0.0), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Onyx (Benjamin Moore 2133-10, ΔE 7.1) is lighter (LRV 5.0 vs 0.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.