Roycroft Brass (SW 2843)
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Roycroft Brass (SW 2843) is a very deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Roycroft Brass
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Roycroft Brass 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 Brass, 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 | Urban Legend | 238 | 15 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Lemon Pepper | 750D-6 | 15.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Twilight Jungle | 3007-9A | 15 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Conservation | 1027-6 | 16 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Roycroft Brass (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Roycroft Brass
Darker than Roycroft Brass
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2843 |
| Hex | #7A6A51 |
| RGB | 122, 106, 81 |
| HSL | 37°, 20%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.7, 2.3, 16.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Roycroft Brass (SW 2843), published as #7A6A51
#6C6150
#897350
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Roycroft Brass (SW 2843)?
- Roycroft Brass has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Roycroft Brass is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Roycroft Brass in another brand?
- Twilight Jungle (Valspar 3007-9A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Roycroft Brass warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Roycroft Brass as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.4; 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.