Relic Bronze (SW 6132)
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Relic Bronze (SW 6132) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 17, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Relic Bronze
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Relic Bronze by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Relic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Desert Camel | 2162-20 | 15.5 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Spanish Leather | 300D-7 | 16.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Autumn Surprise | 3011-5 | 18 | 4.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Bourbon | 1083-7 | 17 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Relic Bronze (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Relic Bronze
Darker than Relic Bronze
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6132 |
| Hex | #906A3A |
| RGB | 144, 106, 58 |
| HSL | 33°, 43%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.7, 9.5, 32.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Relic Bronze (SW 6132), published as #906A3A
#82613A
#9E7338
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Relic Bronze (SW 6132)?
- Relic Bronze has an LRV of 17. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Relic Bronze is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Relic Bronze in another brand?
- Spanish Leather (Behr 300D-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Relic Bronze warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Relic Bronze as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 32.5; 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.