Roycroft Suede (SW 2842)
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Roycroft Suede (SW 2842) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 31, so it reflects about 31 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Roycroft Suede
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Roycroft Suede by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Suede, 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 | Woodstock Tan | HC-20 | 28.5 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Earthenware | ICC-78 | 30.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Caraway Shield | 6008-4B | 30 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Bear Hug | 1101-5 | 33 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Roycroft Suede (LRV 31) by LRV.
Lighter than Roycroft Suede
Darker than Roycroft Suede
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2842 |
| Hex | #A79473 |
| RGB | 167, 148, 115 |
| HSL | 38°, 23%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.2, 1.9, 20.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Roycroft Suede (SW 2842), published as #A79473
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#B79E72
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Roycroft Suede (SW 2842)?
- Roycroft Suede has an LRV of 31. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Roycroft Suede is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Roycroft Suede in another brand?
- Earthenware (Behr ICC-78) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Roycroft Suede warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Roycroft Suede as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.1; 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.