Roycroft Bronze Green (SW 2846) vs Urbane Bronze (SW 7048)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Roycroft Bronze Green, LRV 9 vs 8.
- Warmer
- Roycroft Bronze Green (Lab b* 6.9 vs 4.1). Roycroft Bronze Green reads greige; Urbane Bronze reads warm charcoal.
- North rooms
- Roycroft Bronze Green keeps more brightness (L* 31.6 vs 30.1 in north light); Urbane Bronze drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.4 vs 4.8).
- Trim that works
- Greek Villa SW 7551, #F0ECE2, LRV 84: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 3.2, noticeably different. At 3.2, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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Roycroft Bronze Green
More comparisons with Roycroft Bronze Green
Roycroft Bronze Green (SW 2846) is about as light as Urbane Bronze (SW 7048) and slightly warmer: LRV 9 vs 8, deltaE 3.2 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Roycroft Bronze Green | Urbane Bronze | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 2846 | SW 7048 | |
| Hex | #575449 | #54504A | |
| RGB | 87, 84, 73 | 84, 80, 74 | |
| HSL | 47°, 9%, 31% | 36°, 6%, 31% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 | 8 | +1 |
| Lab L* | 35.7 | 34.2 | +1.5 |
| Lab a* | -0.9 | 0.4 | −1.4 |
| Lab b* | 6.9 | 4.1 | +2.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Bronze | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Brown | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Roycroft Bronze Green (SW 2846), published as #575449
#494B48
#665D49
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 Roycroft Bronze Green (SW 2846) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1 LRV points lighter (9 vs 8), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Urbane Bronze (SW 7048) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 4.1 against 6.9, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Roycroft Bronze Green (SW 2846) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 6.9), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Roycroft Bronze Green in other brands
Closest matches to Urbane Bronze in other brands
Common questions
- Is Roycroft Bronze Green the same color as Urbane Bronze?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.2. Most people can see the difference between Roycroft Bronze Green and Urbane Bronze side by side.
- Which is lighter, Roycroft Bronze Green or Urbane Bronze?
- Roycroft Bronze Green, with an LRV of 9 against 8.
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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.