Eminent Bronze (SW 6412)
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Eminent Bronze (SW 6412) is a very deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Eminent Bronze
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Eminent 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 Eminent 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 | Aged Bronze | 231 | 15.6 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Juicy Fig | PMD-67 | 15.6 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Grecian Helmet | 3006-9A | 16 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Twig Basket | 1103-7 | 13 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Eminent Bronze (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Eminent Bronze
Darker than Eminent Bronze
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6412 |
| Hex | #7A6841 |
| RGB | 122, 104, 65 |
| HSL | 41°, 30%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.8, 1.4, 24.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Eminent Bronze (SW 6412), published as #7A6841
#6C5F40
#887140
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Eminent Bronze (SW 6412)?
- Eminent Bronze has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Eminent Bronze is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Eminent Bronze in another brand?
- Aged Bronze (BM 231) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Eminent Bronze warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Eminent Bronze as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.6; 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.