Spanish Brown (BM 1028)
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Spanish Brown (BM 1028) is a deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 20.1, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spanish Brown
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Spanish Brown 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 Spanish Brown, 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 | Llama Wool | SW 9089 | 20 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Belgian Sweet | 700D-6 | 19.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Dark Toast | 3001-9B | 21 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cocoa Delight | 1078-6 | 18 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Spanish Brown (LRV 20.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Spanish Brown
Darker than Spanish Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1028 |
| Hex | #8F7662 |
| RGB | 143, 118, 98 |
| HSL | 27°, 19%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.5, 6.6, 14.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spanish Brown (BM 1028), published as #8F7662
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#9E7F61
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spanish Brown (BM 1028)?
- Spanish Brown has an LRV of 20.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spanish Brown is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Spanish Brown in another brand?
- Llama Wool (SW 9089) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spanish Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Spanish Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.7; 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.