Aged Bronze (BM 231)
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Aged Bronze (BM 231) is a very deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 15.6, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Aged Bronze
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Aged Bronze by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Aged Bronze, 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 | Eminent Bronze | SW 6412 | 14 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Juicy Fig | PMD-67 | 15.6 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Grecian Helmet | 3006-9A | 16 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Outrigger | 1104-7 | 17 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Aged Bronze (LRV 15.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Aged Bronze
Darker than Aged Bronze
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 231 |
| Hex | #7F6C46 |
| RGB | 127, 108, 70 |
| HSL | 40°, 29%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.6, 1.9, 24.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Aged Bronze (BM 231), published as #7F6C46
#716345
#8D7545
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Aged Bronze (BM 231)?
- Aged Bronze has an LRV of 15.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Aged Bronze is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Aged Bronze in another brand?
- Juicy Fig (Behr PMD-67) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Aged Bronze warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Aged Bronze as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.0; 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.