Maplewood (BM 1133)
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Maplewood (BM 1133) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 18.9, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Maplewood
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Maplewood 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 Maplewood, 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 | Wheat Penny | SW 7705 | 18 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Sable Brown | 240F-6 | 17.2 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Rustic Earth | 2007-7A | 17 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Prairie Fire | 1071-6 | 19 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Maplewood (LRV 18.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Maplewood
Darker than Maplewood
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1133 |
| Hex | #956E56 |
| RGB | 149, 110, 86 |
| HSL | 23°, 27%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.8, 12.2, 19.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Maplewood (BM 1133), published as #956E56
#876555
#A47755
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Maplewood (BM 1133)?
- Maplewood has an LRV of 18.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Maplewood is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Maplewood in another brand?
- Sable Brown (Behr 240F-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Maplewood warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Maplewood as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.4; 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.