Tawny Owl vs Roycroft Bronze Green paint color comparison

Tawny Owl vs Roycroft Bronze Green

Tawny OwlDuluxvsRoycroft Bronze GreenSherwin-WilliamsΔE 3.3Noticeable difference

Tawny Owl is a Dulux color while Roycroft Bronze Green comes from Sherwin-Williams. Tawny Owl reads as greige-grey, while Roycroft Bronze Green reads as green-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 10 and 9, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 3.3, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Tawny Owl vs Roycroft Bronze Green in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Tawny Owl and Roycroft Bronze Green are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.

Living Room

Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.

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Color Details

Tawny Owl
Dulux
Hex#5F5A4C
LRV10.3
BrandDulux
Number
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark
Roycroft Bronze Green
Sherwin-Williams · 2846
Hex#575449
LRV8.8
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number2846
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark

Tawny Owl vs Roycroft Bronze Green Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tawny Owl on one side and Roycroft Bronze Green on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.

More Tawny Owl comparisons

See how Tawny Owl stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
White Dove
Tawny Owl
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10

At LRV 83 vs 10, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Ammonite
Tawny Owl
Ammonite
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 10), opening up a space where Tawny Owl encloses it.

Iron Ore
Tawny Owl
Iron Ore
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10

A 5-point LRV gap (10 vs 6) makes Tawny Owl the marginally brighter of the two.

Purbeck Stone
Tawny Owl
Purbeck Stone

Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 10), opening up a space where Tawny Owl encloses it.

Evergreen Fog
Tawny Owl
Evergreen Fog

Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 10), opening up a space where Tawny Owl encloses it.

Mizzle
Tawny Owl
Mizzle
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 52 vs 10, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.

Agreeable Gray
Tawny Owl
Agreeable Gray

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 10), opening up a space where Tawny Owl encloses it.

Accessible Beige
Tawny Owl
Accessible Beige

At LRV 58 vs 10, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Denim Drift
Denim Drift
Tawny Owl
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10

At LRV 27 vs 10, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.

French Gray
Tawny Owl
French Gray
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10

French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 10), opening up a space where Tawny Owl encloses it.

Naval
Tawny Owl
Naval
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Tawny Owl reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Tranquil Dawn
Tawny Owl
Tranquil Dawn

At LRV 55 vs 10, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.

Bancha
Tawny Owl
Bancha
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

A 3-point LRV gap (13 vs 10) makes Bancha the marginally brighter of the two.

Hardwick White
Tawny Owl
Hardwick White

At LRV 44 vs 10, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.

Pure White
Tawny Owl
Pure White
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 10), opening up a space where Tawny Owl encloses it.

Artichoke
Tawny Owl
Artichoke
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Balboa Mist
Balboa Mist
Tawny Owl
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10

At LRV 66 vs 10, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Shoji White
Tawny Owl
Shoji White
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10

At LRV 74 vs 10, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Snowbound
Tawny Owl
Snowbound
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 10, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Pewter Green
Tawny Owl
Pewter Green
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Skimming Stone
Tawny Owl
Skimming Stone

At LRV 68 vs 10, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Dix Blue
Tawny Owl
Dix Blue
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 10), opening up a space where Tawny Owl encloses it.

Calamine
Tawny Owl
Calamine
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 10), opening up a space where Tawny Owl encloses it.

Treron
Tawny Owl
Treron
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Treron reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 10), opening up a space where Tawny Owl encloses it.

Vintage Vogue
Vintage Vogue
Tawny Owl

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Saybrook Sage
Saybrook Sage
Tawny Owl

At LRV 45 vs 10, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.

Pale Green
Tawny Owl
Pale Green
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 10), opening up a space where Tawny Owl encloses it.

Pine Needle
Pine Needle
Tawny Owl

Tawny Owl reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Cement grey
Tawny Owl
Cement grey
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Cement grey reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 10), opening up a space where Tawny Owl encloses it.

Guilford Green
Guilford Green
Tawny Owl

Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 10), opening up a space where Tawny Owl encloses it.