Urbane Bronze (SW 7048) vs Peppercorn (SW 7674)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Urbane Bronze SW 7048 (simulated) — Urbane Bronze SW 7048#54504A, LRV 8

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Peppercorn SW 7674 (simulated) — Peppercorn SW 7674#585858, LRV 10

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: Peppercorn, LRV 10 vs 8.
Warmer: Urbane Bronze (Lab b* 4.1 vs 0.0). Urbane Bronze reads warm charcoal; Peppercorn reads neutral gray.
North rooms: Peppercorn: keeps more brightness (L* 33.3 vs 30.1 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.0 vs 3.4).
Trim that works: Extra White SW 7006, #EEEFEA, LRV 86: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 4.6, noticeably different. At 4.6, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

Urbane BronzeSherwin-Williams, SW 7048LRV 8, #54504A

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PeppercornSherwin-Williams, SW 7674LRV 10, #585858

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Urbane Bronze (SW 7048) is slightly darker than Peppercorn (SW 7674) and warmer: LRV 8 vs 10, deltaE 4.6 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Urbane Bronze	Peppercorn	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7048	SW 7674
Hex	#54504A	#585858
RGB	84, 80, 74	88, 88, 88
HSL	36°, 6%, 31%	0°, 0%, 35%
LRV (light reflectance value)	8	10	−2
Lab L*	34.2	37.4	−3.2
Lab a*	0.4	0.0	+0.4
Lab b*	4.1	0.0	+4.1
Undertone	Warm Bronze	Neutral
Temperature	warm	neutral
Color family	Brown	Gray

Same paint, two kinds of light

Urbane Bronze (SW 7048), published as #54504A

North light (cool, indirect)
#464748

South light (warm, direct)
#63594A

Peppercorn (SW 7674), published as #585858

North light (cool, indirect)
#494F56

South light (warm, direct)
#676158

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 Peppercorn (SW 7674) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 2 LRV points lighter (10 vs 8), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Peppercorn (SW 7674) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 0.0 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 Urbane Bronze in other brands

Closest matches to Peppercorn in other brands

Common questions

Is Urbane Bronze the same color as Peppercorn?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.6. Most people can see the difference between Urbane Bronze and Peppercorn side by side.
Which is lighter, Urbane Bronze or Peppercorn?: Peppercorn, with an LRV of 10 against 8.

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Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

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.