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Protégé Bronze SW 6153
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Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Protégé Bronze sits at L* 37.0, a* 3.9, b* 15.7. Its hue angle is 76° and its chroma is 16.1, 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 79%.
LRV 9.5: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 9.5, Protégé Bronze is lighter than 11% 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 Protégé 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Chest | CSP-1050 | 3.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| North Creek Brown | 1001 | 3.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Brown Horse | 2108-30 | 3.99 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Protégé 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burley Wood | S-H-700 | 1.13 | Very close | |
| Hickory Grove | ECC-20-3 | 1.81 | Very close | |
| Clove Brown | PPU7-25 | 2.57 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pier | SW 7545 | 0.90 | Practically identical | |
| Oliva Oscuro | SW 9125 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cowboy Boots | SW 9115 | 2.31 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Kaffee | SW 6104 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Status Bronze | SW 7034 | 3.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Best Bronze | SW 6160 | 3.30 | 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.
- Nettle SW 9535 · lighter, LRV 10.6
- Bison SW 1084 · lighter, LRV 0.0
- Grounded SW 6089 · lighter, LRV 11.9
- Rookwood Dark Brown SW 2808 · darker, LRV 8.1
- Half-Caff SW 9091 · darker, LRV 8.0
- Momentum SW 9530 · darker, LRV 8.0
Colors that go with Protégé Bronze
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Protégé Bronze:
- At Ease Soldier SW 9127
- Primavera SW 9031
- Panda White SW 6147
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Endless Sea SW 9150 · complementary (180°)
- Brevity Brown SW 6068 · analogous (−30°)
- Secret Garden SW 6181 · analogous (+30°)
- Deep Sea Dive SW 7618 · triadic (120°)
- Plummy SW 6558 · triadic (240°)
Protégé Bronze vs popular colors
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 9.0) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 9.2) is darker (LRV 5.9 vs 9.5), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Mahogany (Benjamin Moore ES-60, ΔE 9.5) is darker (LRV 7.0 vs 9.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.