Match Protégé Bronze
Sherwin-Williams Protégé Bronze is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 10. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 10 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pale brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 10 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (13 vs 10) makes Muddy Mississippi the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (13 vs 10) makes Norwegian Wood the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 780-6 reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.