Roycroft Pewter (SW 2848)
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Roycroft Pewter (SW 2848) is a very deep, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Roycroft Pewter
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Roycroft Pewter by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Pewter, 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 | Bracken Slate | CW-690 | 14.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Cordite | HDC-MD-28 | 13 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sable Evening | 5006-2C | 13 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Mostly Metal | 1036-7 | 11 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Roycroft Pewter (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Roycroft Pewter
Darker than Roycroft Pewter
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2848 |
| Hex | #616564 |
| RGB | 97, 101, 100 |
| HSL | 165°, 2%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.4, -1.8, 0.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Roycroft Pewter (SW 2848), published as #616564
#515C62
#716E64
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Roycroft Pewter (SW 2848)?
- Roycroft Pewter has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Roycroft Pewter is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Roycroft Pewter in another brand?
- Cordite (Behr HDC-MD-28) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Roycroft Pewter warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Roycroft Pewter as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.0; 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.