Roycroft Vellum
SW 2833 · #E8D9BD · LRV 71 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Balboa Mist66
- 3Roycroft Vellum71
- 4Pearly White77
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Roycroft Vellum, Really?
Roycroft Vellum reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 2833 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Roycroft Vellum
Roycroft Vellum is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Roycroft Vellum
At LRV 71, Roycroft Vellum is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Roycroft Vellum are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 2833 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Stucco WhiteBXC-50 · Behr | 2.4 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Lighthouse Landing1044 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Drumskin7003-10 · Valspar | 0.7 | 70.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Deserted BeachPPG1104-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.8 | 71 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Deserted BeachPPG1104-3 · Glidden | 1.4 | 71 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Breadcrumb315-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.1 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Roycroft Vellum within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #E8D9BD in HSL space. Pair Roycroft Vellum with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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