Roycroft Copper Red (SW 2839)
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Roycroft Copper Red (SW 2839) is a very deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Roycroft Copper Red
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Roycroft Copper Red by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Roycroft Copper Red, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Rustique | AF-275 | 9.7 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Red Pepper | PPU2-02 | 8 | 4.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Posh Red | 1011-4 | 7 | 7.0 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Sweet Spiceberry | 1059-7 | 9 | 5.8 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Roycroft Copper Red (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Roycroft Copper Red
Darker than Roycroft Copper Red
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2839 |
| Hex | #7B3728 |
| RGB | 123, 55, 40 |
| HSL | 11°, 51%, 32% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 32.0, 28.4, 23.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Roycroft Copper Red (SW 2839), published as #7B3728
#6E2F27
#893F27
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Roycroft Copper Red (SW 2839)?
- Roycroft Copper Red has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Roycroft Copper Red is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Roycroft Copper Red in another brand?
- Rustique (BM AF-275) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Roycroft Copper Red warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Roycroft Copper Red as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.4; 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.