Toasted Marshmallow (BM 1049)
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Toasted Marshmallow (BM 1049) is a very deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 16.7, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Toasted Marshmallow
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Toasted Marshmallow by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Toasted Marshmallow, 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 | Olde World Gold | SW 7700 | 17 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Nutty Brown | 330F-7 | 17.2 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Magic Lamp | 3005-9A | 21 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Shaker Peg | 1095-7 | 16 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Toasted Marshmallow (LRV 16.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Toasted Marshmallow
Darker than Toasted Marshmallow
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1049 |
| Hex | #8D6E43 |
| RGB | 141, 110, 67 |
| HSL | 35°, 36%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.5, 6.7, 28.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Toasted Marshmallow (BM 1049), published as #8D6E43
#7F6542
#9B7742
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Toasted Marshmallow (BM 1049)?
- Toasted Marshmallow has an LRV of 16.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Toasted Marshmallow is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Toasted Marshmallow in another brand?
- Olde World Gold (SW 7700) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Toasted Marshmallow warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Toasted Marshmallow as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.5; 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.