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Eminent Bronze SW 6412
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Eminent Bronze sits at L* 44.8, a* 1.4, b* 24.6. Its hue angle is 87° and its chroma is 24.6, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 83%.
LRV 14.5: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 14.5, Eminent Bronze is lighter than 18% 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 Eminent 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aged Bronze | 231 | 1.74 | Very close | |
| Urban Legend | 238 | 3.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Silken Moss | 237 | 3.40 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Eminent 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juicy Fig | PMD-67 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fig | 320F-7 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Olive | PPU8-01 | 2.89 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mossy Gold | SW 6139 | 2.99 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Twig Basket | SW 9529 | 4.12 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Roycroft Brass | SW 2843 | 4.57 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Timber Beam | SW 9540 | 4.94 | Similar, clearly different | |
| High Tea | SW 6159 | 6.26 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Verde Marrón | SW 9124 | 6.55 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Twig Basket SW 9529 · lighter, LRV 16.1
- Steady Brown SW 6110 · lighter, LRV 16.5
- Olde World Gold SW 7700 · lighter, LRV 16.9
- Timber Beam SW 9540 · darker, LRV 12.8
- Burnished Brandy SW 7523 · darker, LRV 12.3
- Über Umber SW 9107 · darker, LRV 11.5
Colors that go with Eminent Bronze
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Eminent Bronze:
- Westhighland White SW 7566
- Acacia Haze SW 9132
- Ionic Ivory SW 6406
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Revel Blue SW 6530 · complementary (180°)
- Carmel SW 2921 · analogous (−30°)
- Garden Spot SW 6432 · analogous (+30°)
- Intense Teal SW 6943 · triadic (120°)
- Vigorous Violet SW 6838 · triadic (240°)
Eminent Bronze vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 13.6) is lighter (LRV 17.4 vs 14.5), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 14.6) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 14.5), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 15.5) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 14.5), more blue/cool, more muted.