Kendall Charcoal (BM HC-166) vs Urbane Bronze (SW 7048)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Kendall Charcoal, LRV 14.6 vs 8.
- Warmer
- Urbane Bronze (Lab b* 4.1 vs 2.4). Kendall Charcoal reads neutral gray; Urbane Bronze reads warm charcoal.
- North rooms
- Kendall Charcoal: keeps more brightness (L* 39.2 vs 30.1 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.0 vs 3.4).
- Trim that works
- Lacey Pearl BM 2108-70, #E8E5DF, LRV 77.6: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 8.0, clearly different. At 8.0, treat them as different colors.
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More comparisons with Kendall Charcoal
Kendall Charcoal (BM HC-166) is lighter than Urbane Bronze (SW 7048) and slightly cooler: LRV 14.6 vs 8, deltaE 8.0 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Kendall Charcoal | Urbane Bronze | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | HC-166 | SW 7048 | |
| Hex | #676662 | #54504A | |
| RGB | 103, 102, 98 | 84, 80, 74 | |
| HSL | 48°, 2%, 39% | 36°, 6%, 31% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14.6 | 8 | +6.6 |
| Lab L* | 43.2 | 34.2 | +8.9 |
| Lab a* | -0.4 | 0.4 | −0.9 |
| Lab b* | 2.4 | 4.1 | −1.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Bronze | |
| Temperature | neutral | warm | |
| Color family | Gray | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Kendall Charcoal (BM HC-166), published as #676662
#585D60
#776F62
Urbane Bronze (SW 7048), published as #54504A
#464748
#63594A
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Kendall Charcoal (BM HC-166) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 6.6 LRV points lighter (14.6 vs 8), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Kendall Charcoal (BM HC-166) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 2.4 against 4.1, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Urbane Bronze (SW 7048) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 4.1), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Kendall Charcoal in other brands
Closest matches to Urbane Bronze in other brands
Common questions
- Is Kendall Charcoal the same color as Urbane Bronze?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 8.0. Kendall Charcoal and Urbane Bronze are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Kendall Charcoal or Urbane Bronze?
- Kendall Charcoal, with an LRV of 14.6 against 8.
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Sources: Kendall Charcoal: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Urbane Bronze: 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.