Superior Bronze (SW 6152)
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Superior Bronze (SW 6152) 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 Superior Bronze
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Superior Bronze 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 Superior 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 | Fallen Timber | 994 | 16.6 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Ground Pepper | BNC-35 | 13.8 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Treetrunk | 3009-10 | 15 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Curlew | 1021-6 | 14 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Superior Bronze (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Superior Bronze
Darker than Superior Bronze
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6152 |
| Hex | #786957 |
| RGB | 120, 105, 87 |
| HSL | 33°, 16%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.3, 2.9, 12.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Superior Bronze (SW 6152), published as #786957
#6A6056
#877257
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Superior Bronze (SW 6152)?
- Superior Bronze has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Superior Bronze is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Superior Bronze in another brand?
- Treetrunk (Valspar 3009-10) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Superior Bronze warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Superior Bronze as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.3; 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.