Maple Shadows (BM 1022)
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Maple Shadows (BM 1022) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 17.7, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Maple Shadows
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Maple Shadows by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Maple Shadows, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Tiki Hut | SW 7509 | 17 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Kaffee | MQ2-49 | 16.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Scented Candle | 2006-9B | 19 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Salted Pretzel | 1077-6 | 16 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Maple Shadows (LRV 17.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Maple Shadows
Darker than Maple Shadows
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1022 |
| Hex | #836F5D |
| RGB | 131, 111, 93 |
| HSL | 28°, 17%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.2, 4.9, 13.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Maple Shadows (BM 1022), published as #836F5D
#74665C
#92785D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Maple Shadows (BM 1022)?
- Maple Shadows has an LRV of 17.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Maple Shadows is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Maple Shadows in another brand?
- Tiki Hut (SW 7509) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Maple Shadows warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Maple Shadows as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.0; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.