Gauntlet Gray (SW 7019) vs Urbane Bronze (SW 7048)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Gauntlet Gray, LRV 17 vs 8.
- Warmer
- About the same (Lab b* 3.5 vs 4.1). Gauntlet Gray reads greige; Urbane Bronze reads warm charcoal.
- North rooms
- Gauntlet Gray: keeps more brightness (L* 44.7 vs 30.1 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 2.1 vs 3.4).
- Trim that works
- Arcade White SW 7100, #F3EEE7, LRV 86: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 13.1, clearly different. At 13.1, treat them as different colors.
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Gauntlet Gray
More comparisons with Gauntlet Gray
Gauntlet Gray (SW 7019) is lighter than Urbane Bronze (SW 7048) and about as warm: LRV 17 vs 8, deltaE 13.1 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Gauntlet Gray | Urbane Bronze | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7019 | SW 7048 | |
| Hex | #78736E | #54504A | |
| RGB | 120, 115, 110 | 84, 80, 74 | |
| HSL | 30°, 4%, 45% | 36°, 6%, 31% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 | 8 | +9 |
| Lab L* | 48.7 | 34.2 | +14.5 |
| Lab a* | 1.0 | 0.4 | +0.5 |
| Lab b* | 3.5 | 4.1 | −0.7 |
| Undertone | Warm | Warm Bronze | |
| Temperature | neutral | warm | |
| Color family | Gray | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gauntlet Gray (SW 7019), published as #78736E
#686A6C
#887C6E
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 Gauntlet Gray (SW 7019) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 9 LRV points lighter (17 vs 8), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Gauntlet Gray in other brands
Closest matches to Urbane Bronze in other brands
Common questions
- Is Gauntlet Gray the same color as Urbane Bronze?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 13.1. Gauntlet Gray and Urbane Bronze are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Gauntlet Gray or Urbane Bronze?
- Gauntlet Gray, with an LRV of 17 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.