Sherwin Williams

Protégé Bronze

SW 6153

Protégé Bronze is a deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams with yellow-orange undertones and an LRV of 9, placing it in the low-reflectance range. The hex #66543E indicates a dark, earthy tone that reads as a rich chocolate-bronze under most lighting. Due to its low LRV, it absorbs significant light and is best used on accent walls, cabinetry, or study walls rather than all-over in small rooms.

It pairs with Sherwin-Williams Balanced Beige for mid-tone contrast, Nomadic Desert for a lighter step, Svelte Sage for a complementary green, and Naval for a cool counterpoint.

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Brand

Sherwin Williams

Code

SW 6153

Collection

Warm Neutral Color Scheme 4

Protégé Bronze in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Protégé Bronze under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Protégé Bronze under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

Medium

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

33°

Orange Family

Lightness

32%

Dark

Saturation

24%

Muted

LRV

9.0

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#66543E

RGB Decimal

102, 84, 62

RGB Percent

40.0%, 32.9%, 24.3%

HSL

33.0, 24.4%, 32.2%

HSV

33.0, 39.2%, 40.0%

CMYK

0.0%, 17.6%, 39.2%, 60.0%

YIQ

86.9, 17.8, -3.1

XYZ

9.52, 9.51, 5.89

CIE Lab

36.95, 3.95, 15.65

CIE Luv

36.95, 12.63, 17.11

Hunter Lab

30.84, 2.85, 9.31

Decimal

6706238

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Protégé Bronze Status Bronze Buckeye Otter Brown

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Protégé Bronze Maple Valley Algonquin Trail Antler Velvet

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Protégé Bronze Very Navy Polo Blue Cobalt Glow

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Protégé Bronze Classic Avocado Burgundy Wine Alfalfa Extract

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Protégé Bronze Burgundy Wine Stoic Jester

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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