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Best Bronze SW 6160
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Best Bronze sits at L* 35.1, a* 1.7, b* 13.0. Its hue angle is 83° and its chroma is 13.1, 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 75%.
LRV 8.5: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 8.5, Best Bronze is lighter than 9% 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 Best 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Char Brown | 2137-20 | 1.83 | Very close | |
| North Creek Brown | 1001 | 3.48 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Otter Brown | 2137-10 | 3.52 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Best 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Rock | S-H-730 | 1.45 | Very close | |
| Shadow Ridge | 730D-7 | 2.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Treemoss | QE-32 | 2.36 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muddled Basil | SW 7745 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Status Bronze | SW 7034 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pier | SW 7545 | 2.63 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tungsten | SW 9515 | 2.80 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Enduring Bronze | SW 7055 | 2.92 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Protégé Bronze | SW 6153 | 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.
- Rookwood Medium Brown SW 2807 · lighter, LRV 9.7
- Umber SW 6146 · lighter, LRV 10.1
- Garden Gate SW 6167 · lighter, LRV 9.9
- Enduring Bronze SW 7055 · darker, LRV 7.5
- Hickory Smoke SW 7027 · darker, LRV 6.6
- Van Dyke Brown SW 7041 · darker, LRV 6.5
Colors that go with Best Bronze
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Best Bronze:
- Navajo White SW 6126
- Melón Meloso SW 9007
- Nacre SW 6154
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Indigo Batik SW 7602 · complementary (180°)
- Dark Brown SW 7520 · analogous (−30°)
- Secret Garden SW 6181 · analogous (+30°)
- Deep Sea Dive SW 7618 · triadic (120°)
- Ripe Berry SW 9689 · triadic (240°)
Best Bronze vs popular colors
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 6.6) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 8.0) is darker (LRV 5.9 vs 8.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 8.9) is lighter (LRV 11.0 vs 8.5), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.