Sherwin Williams Roycroft Suede SW 2842
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- Roycroft Suede for living room (1 photo)
- Sherwin Williams Roycroft Suede reviews (1 photo)
- What are Sherwin Williams Roycroft Suede undertones?
- Is Roycroft Suede SW 2842 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Roycroft Suede
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Roycroft Suede SW 2842
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | SW 2842 |
| Name: | Roycroft Suede |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Arts & Crafts (1880s-1910s), Honed Vitality, Historic Exterior Color Wall |
What color is Sherwin Williams Roycroft Suede?
Sherwin Williams Roycroft Suede SW 2842 is a muted medium tan with warm golden-brown and lightly weathered taupe undertones. Its softened, low-saturation character keeps it from reading overly yellow, giving walls an earthy, settled appearance. In bright natural light, Roycroft Suede can look like a dry wheat or sandy khaki, while evening lighting brings out more of its brown depth. It suits living rooms, dining rooms, studies, and exterior trim where a substantial neutral is wanted without moving into dark brown. Pair this shade with creamy off-whites, deep olive greens, aged brass, natural oak, and woven leather for a grounded, material-rich palette.
Roycroft Suede for living room
Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this beige shade can create a unique space
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Sherwin Williams Roycroft Suede reviews
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What are Sherwin Williams Roycroft Suede undertones?
Roycroft Suede is a midtone, muted caramel tan. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
167, 148, 115
Is Sherwin Williams Roycroft Suede cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 38°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 2842 Roycroft Suede HSL code: 38, 23%, 55%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Roycroft Suede
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Roycroft Suede:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
SW 2842
Roycroft Suede
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Roycroft Suede with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 218, such as Sherwin Williams Rain Cloud and Sea Mariner.
LRV of Roycroft Suede
Roycroft Suede has an LRV of 30.7% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 30.7%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #a79473 |
| RGB Decimal | 167, 148, 115 |
| RGB Percent | 65.49%, 58.04%, 45.10% |
| HSV | Hue: 38° Saturation: 31.14% Value: 65.49% |
| HSL | hsl(38, 23, 55) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 11.38 Yellow: 31.14 Key: 34.51 |
| YIQ | Y: 149.919 I: 21.926 Q: -6.25 |
| XYZ | X: 29.621 Y: 30.634 Z: 20.568 |
| CIE Lab | L:62.198 a:1.934 b:20.068 |
| CIE Luv | L:62.198 u:13.954 v:26.027 |
| Decimal | 10982515 |
| Hunter Lab | 55.348, -1.331, 16.711 |
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