Roycroft Brass
Often used for its genuinely dark qualities, Roycroft Brass 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 3 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#7A6A51
LRV
15.04
Roycroft Brass in Real Rooms
Roycroft Brass has a low LRV of 15.04 — 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 Green family, the photos below show it applied in a house.
3 House Photos
Exterior paint earns its keep over years, not months — it needs to handle bleaching summers, wet winters, and the slow shifts of a neighborhood's context. Roycroft Brass has the depth and pigment quality to age gracefully through all of it.
House exterior siding in warm Roycroft Brass reflects afternoon sunlight beautifully.
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Home's exterior painted in Roycroft Brass conveys timeless craftsman-style appeal.
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Roycroft Brass on exterior siding creates inviting warmth across the house facade.
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Coordinating Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (15 vs 9) makes Roycroft Brass the marginally brighter of the two.
Oak Creek reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 15), opening up a space where Roycroft Brass encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 16 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 15 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 15 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 15 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Verde Marrón reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 15 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Roycroft Brass reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Roycroft Brass reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Starry Night reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 15), opening up a space where Roycroft Brass encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (20 vs 15) makes Soulful Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 28 vs 15, Dusty Heather is decisively the brighter choice.
Lakeside reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 15), opening up a space where Roycroft Brass encloses it.
Roycroft Brass reflects far more light (LRV 15 vs 3), opening up a space where After the Storm encloses it.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 15 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Curio Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (20 vs 15) makes Downing Earth the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 18 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 12-point LRV gap (27 vs 15) makes Sycamore Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (15 vs 9) makes Roycroft Brass the marginally brighter of the two.
A 8-point LRV gap (15 vs 7) makes Roycroft Brass the marginally brighter of the two.
Roycroft Brass reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (15 vs 8) makes Roycroft Brass the marginally brighter of the two.
A 6-point LRV gap (15 vs 9) makes Roycroft Brass the marginally brighter of the two.