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Relic Bronze SW 6132
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Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Relic Bronze sits at L* 47.7, a* 9.5, b* 32.5. Its hue angle is 74° and its chroma is 33.9, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 91%.
LRV 16.5: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 16.5, Relic Bronze is lighter than 21% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Relic 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Camel | 2162-20 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Toasted Marshmallow | 1049 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Coppertone | 2161-10 | 2.90 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Relic 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Leather | 300D-7 | 1.28 | Very close | |
| Carmel Woods | 310F-7 | 1.37 | Very close | |
| Brass Button | N280-7 | 3.31 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olde World Gold | SW 7700 | 1.10 | Very close | |
| El Caramelo | SW 9106 | 3.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sconce Gold | SW 6398 | 3.57 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Renwick Golden Oak | SW 2824 | 4.11 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Craft Paper | SW 6125 | 4.51 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Leather Bound | SW 6118 | 4.79 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Sconce Gold SW 6398 · lighter, LRV 18.3
- Renwick Golden Oak SW 2824 · lighter, LRV 19.1
- Brandywine SW 7710 · lighter, LRV 19.1
- Leather Bound SW 6118 · darker, LRV 14.8
- Mossy Gold SW 6139 · darker, LRV 14.5
- Carmel SW 2921 · darker, LRV 0.0
Colors that go with Relic Bronze
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Relic Bronze:
- Aged White SW 9180
- Thunder Gray SW 7645
- Navajo White SW 6126
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Danube SW 6803 · complementary (180°)
- Roycroft Adobe SW 0040 · analogous (−30°)
- Relentless Olive SW 6425 · analogous (+30°)
- Gulfstream SW 6768 · triadic (120°)
- Clematis SW 6831 · triadic (240°)
Relic Bronze vs popular colors
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 11.7) is lighter (LRV 25.9 vs 16.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 12.5) is lighter (LRV 23.6 vs 16.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 16.8) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.