Bronze Tone (BM 2166-30)
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Bronze Tone (BM 2166-30) is a deep, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 25.7, so it reflects about 26 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bronze Tone
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Bronze Tone by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Bronze Tone, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Rhumba Orange | SW 6642 | 27 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Rumba Orange | M230-7 | 26.7 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Caramel Cream | 2009-2 | 23 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Tiger Tail | 1198-6 | 26 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Bronze Tone (LRV 25.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Bronze Tone
Darker than Bronze Tone
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2166-30 |
| Hex | #C7773E |
| RGB | 199, 119, 62 |
| HSL | 25°, 55%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 25.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 57.7, 26.4, 43.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bronze Tone (BM 2166-30), published as #C7773E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bronze Tone (BM 2166-30)?
- Bronze Tone has an LRV of 25.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bronze Tone is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bronze Tone in another brand?
- Rhumba Orange (SW 6642) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Bronze Tone warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Bronze Tone as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 43.8; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.