Roycroft Adobe
Often used for its genuinely dark qualities, Roycroft Adobe remains a staple for Sherwin-Williams designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. We've gathered 4 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#A76251
LRV
17.55
Roycroft Adobe in Real Rooms
Roycroft Adobe has a low LRV of 17.55 — it absorbs light and reads as a genuinely dark, enveloping color. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Red family, the photos below show it applied in a bathroom.
4 Bathroom Photos
The psychology of Roycroft Adobe in a bathroom is all about the "slow down." It's a visual cue to breathe, relax, and take your time, turning a utilitarian room into a true retreat from the frantic pace of the rest of the world.
Bathroom walls in Roycroft Adobe evoke warm, earthy sophistication.
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Roycroft Adobe paint brings warm terracotta tones to this bathroom.
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Bathroom walls in Roycroft Adobe create a spa-inspired retreat atmosphere.
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Roycroft Adobe walls establish warm, grounded elegance in this bathroom.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 53 vs 18, Sandbar is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 31 vs 18, Sanderling is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 20 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (18 vs 14) makes Roycroft Adobe the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 18 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Niebla Azul reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 18), opening up a space where Roycroft Adobe encloses it.
At LRV 53 vs 18, Silver Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 77 vs 18, Glass Bead is decisively the brighter choice.
Morning at Sea reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Roycroft Adobe reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Debonair reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 18), opening up a space where Roycroft Adobe encloses it.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 39 vs 18, Cabbage Rose is decisively the brighter choice.
Decorous Amber reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Roycroft Rose reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 18), opening up a space where Roycroft Adobe encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (23 vs 18) makes Rojo Dust the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
A 10-point LRV gap (18 vs 7) makes Roycroft Adobe the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (18 vs 9) makes Roycroft Adobe the marginally brighter of the two.
Roycroft Adobe reflects far more light (LRV 18 vs 5), opening up a space where Fiery Brown encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.