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Tungsten SW 9515
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Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone
In CIELAB, Tungsten sits at L* 33.8, a* 1.8, b* 9.2. Its hue angle is 79° and its chroma is 9.4, 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 65%.
LRV 7.8: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 7.8, Tungsten is lighter than 8% 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 Tungsten
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 | 1.00 | Very close | |
| Otter Brown | 2137-10 | 2.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Green Grove | 2138-20 | 3.28 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Tungsten
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dried Leaf | S-H-710 | 1.42 | Very close | |
| Potting Soil | N360-7 | 1.86 | Very close | |
| Eagle Rock | S-H-730 | 1.96 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enduring Bronze | SW 7055 | 1.21 | Very close | |
| Muddled Basil | SW 7745 | 2.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Nocturne | SW 9520 | 2.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Status Bronze | SW 7034 | 2.75 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Best Bronze | SW 6160 | 2.80 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tea Leaf | SW 9604 | 3.50 | 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.
- Pier SW 7545 · lighter, LRV 9.1
- Tea Leaf SW 9604 · lighter, LRV 9.2
- Dark Brown SW 7520 · lighter, LRV 9.3
- Black Fox SW 7020 · darker, LRV 6.7
- Hickory Smoke SW 7027 · darker, LRV 6.6
- Van Dyke Brown SW 7041 · darker, LRV 6.5
Colors that go with Tungsten
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Indigo Batik SW 7602 · complementary (180°)
- Chateau Brown SW 7510 · analogous (−30°)
- Shade-Grown SW 6188 · analogous (+30°)
- Still Water SW 6223 · triadic (120°)
- Quixotic Plum SW 6265 · triadic (240°)
Tungsten vs popular colors
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 4.2) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 5.7) is darker (LRV 5.9 vs 7.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 6.8) is lighter (LRV 11.0 vs 7.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.