Closest Benjamin Moore match: Dragon's Breath 1547, a warm greige-charcoal with an approximate LRV of 8, the same published figure as Sherwin-Williams Urbane Bronze SW 7048. It reads a touch grayer and slightly less bronze than the original.
Closest Behr match: Dark Truffle N310-7, also near LRV 8, a little warmer and browner than Urbane Bronze.
The delta between these colors is small, so treat every match here as a close starting point, not a guarantee, and confirm the one you pick on your own wall before you buy a gallon.
Urbane Bronze (SW 7048) is a warm bronze-gray with a published LRV of 8, and it has become one of the most requested dark neutrals in the country. The trouble starts when your painter buys everything at a Benjamin Moore or Behr dealer and you still want that exact study-and-front-door bronze. What you need is the closest cross-brand match, not a myth about an official one. No paint company publishes sanctioned equivalents across brands, so matching comes down to two measurable things: a very close LRV and the same undertone. This is how cross-brand paint matching works, applied to Urbane Bronze specifically.
The closest matches, side by side
We anchor everything to Urbane Bronze at LRV 8, then look for colors that sit within a point or two and carry the same warm, slightly brown cast. Here are the three we reach for most, ranked by how close they land.
| Color | Brand + code | Approx LRV | Undertone vs Urbane Bronze | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urbane Bronze | Sherwin-Williams SW 7048 | 8 | Reference: warm bronze-gray | The color you are matching |
| Dragon's Breath | Benjamin Moore 1547 | ~8 | A touch grayer, slightly less bronze | Closest widely recommended BM match |
| Sparrow | Benjamin Moore AF-720 | ~10 | A touch lighter and warmer | Softer BM alternative |
| Dark Truffle | Behr N310-7 | ~8 | A little warmer and browner | Closest widely recommended Behr match |
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LRV figures are approximations of published values and can vary slightly by source and production batch. The hex and RGB equivalents (Urbane Bronze near #54504A, Dragon's Breath near #5B564E, Sparrow near #67615A, Dark Truffle near #50493F) are digital renderings only; a physical paint chip viewed under your own light is the authoritative reference.
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Why there is no exact Urbane Bronze equivalent
Three colors can share the same LRV and still look different on a wall, and that is the honest reason there is no true equivalent. Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, and Behr each mix from their own bases and their own colorant sets. Urbane Bronze gets its bronze from a specific balance of warm pigments; a rival brand rebuilds a similar look from different tints, so the shift shows up most in the undertone rather than the overall darkness. That is why Dragon's Breath can measure the same LRV as Urbane Bronze yet read a hair grayer, and why Dark Truffle can land at the same value while leaning browner.
Base and tint systems matter too. A color mixed in a deep tint base behaves differently in low light than the same target mixed in another brand's deep base, so a match that looks perfect on a chip can drift once it is rolled out across a full wall. Add your room's light (a north-facing study pulls the warmth out, a west-facing wall pushes it up) and the small on-paper delta can grow or shrink. None of this makes matching pointless; it just means the goal is a very close match you verify in place, not a code you copy blindly.
When the Benjamin Moore match works (and when to stay Sherwin-Williams)
- Reach for Dragon's Breath 1547 when your painter is a Benjamin Moore dealer and you want the nearest thing to Urbane Bronze without a store-scanned custom mix. It is the closest widely recommended match on value and undertone.
- Pick Sparrow AF-720 when you loved Urbane Bronze but found it slightly heavy for the room. It is a touch lighter and warmer, which reads softer on a large wall while keeping the bronze family.
- Stay with genuine Urbane Bronze when the color has to match existing SW-painted trim, doors, or cabinets already in your home. Matching a rebuild to an original is harder than starting fresh, and here the brand consistency is worth it. If you love the exact bronze, check Urbane Bronze undertones and best rooms before you commit.
- Sample before you scale whenever the color is going on more than an accent wall. If you are weighing a bronze against a truer soft black, our side-by-side of Iron Ore vs Tricorn Black shows how much undertone changes the read even among the darks.
Related matches
Chasing the whole dark-neutral family across brands? See the Benjamin Moore match for Iron Ore, Sherwin-Williams' green-leaning soft charcoal, and the Benjamin Moore match for Tricorn Black, its crisp near-true black. Each one follows the same rule: match the LRV and undertone first, then verify on your wall.
Frequently asked questions
What is the closest Benjamin Moore equivalent of Urbane Bronze?
The closest widely recommended Benjamin Moore match is Dragon's Breath 1547, a warm greige-charcoal with an LRV near 8, the same published figure as Urbane Bronze SW 7048. It reads a touch grayer and less bronze than the Sherwin-Williams original. Sparrow AF-720 is a lighter alternative (LRV around 10) when you want a softer, warmer version. Neither is an official equivalent, so confirm the one you pick on your own wall before committing.
Is there a Behr version of Urbane Bronze?
Yes, in the sense that Behr Dark Truffle N310-7 is the closest widely recommended Behr match, with an LRV in the same low range near 8. It leans a little warmer and browner than Urbane Bronze, so in north light it can look more like true brown than bronze-gray. Behr does not publish an official Urbane Bronze equivalent, so treat Dark Truffle as a close starting point and sample it before you buy a full gallon.
What is the LRV of Urbane Bronze, and does the match need to be identical?
Urbane Bronze SW 7048 has a published LRV of 8, which makes it a deep, light-absorbing near-charcoal with a warm bronze cast. A cross-brand match does not need an identical code, only a very close LRV (within a point or two) and the same warm, slightly brown undertone. Once the LRV and undertone line up, the remaining difference is small enough that the lighting in your own room matters more than the label on the can.
Can I get an exact Urbane Bronze match at a Benjamin Moore store?
Not an exact one. A Benjamin Moore store can tint Dragon's Breath 1547 or scan an Urbane Bronze chip to build a custom match, but a scanned match is still an approximation because the two brands use different base and colorant systems. The most reliable approach is to sample the closest stock color, Dragon's Breath, on the actual wall in daylight and lamplight, then decide whether the small delta matters for your space.
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