Best Bronze (SW 6160)
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Best Bronze (SW 6160) is a very deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Best Bronze
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Best Bronze by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Best 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 | Char Brown | 2137-20 | 9.3 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Eagle Rock | S-H-730 | 8.7 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Montana Moss | 6009-3 | 9 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Friar's Brown | 1024-7 | 9 | 1.0 | very close |
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Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6160 |
| Hex | #5D513E |
| RGB | 93, 81, 62 |
| HSL | 37°, 20%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.1, 1.7, 13.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Best Bronze (SW 6160), published as #5D513E
#4F483D
#6B5A3D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Best Bronze (SW 6160)?
- Best Bronze has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Best Bronze is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Best Bronze in another brand?
- Friar's Brown (PPG 1024-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Best Bronze warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Best Bronze as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.0; 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.