Brainstorm Bronze (SW 7033)
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Brainstorm Bronze (SW 7033) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brainstorm Bronze
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Brainstorm 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 Brainstorm 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 | Dash of Pepper | 1554 | 15.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Landmark Brown | N220-6 | 14 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Treetrunk | 3009-10 | 15 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Curlew | 1021-6 | 14 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Brainstorm Bronze (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Brainstorm Bronze
Darker than Brainstorm Bronze
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7033 |
| Hex | #74685A |
| RGB | 116, 104, 90 |
| HSL | 32°, 13%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.7, 2.3, 9.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brainstorm Bronze (SW 7033), published as #74685A
#655F59
#83715A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brainstorm Bronze (SW 7033)?
- Brainstorm 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 Brainstorm Bronze is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Brainstorm Bronze in another brand?
- Curlew (PPG 1021-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Brainstorm Bronze warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Brainstorm Bronze as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.6; 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.