Burnt Sienna (BM 1196)
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Burnt Sienna (BM 1196) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 17.4, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Burnt Sienna
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Burnt Sienna 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 Burnt Sienna, 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 | Roycroft Adobe | SW 0040 | 17 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Nouveau Copper | HDC-AC-01 | 15.4 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Toffee Glaze | 3011-6 | 15 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Warm Up | 1067-6 | 17 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Burnt Sienna (LRV 17.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Burnt Sienna
Darker than Burnt Sienna
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1196 |
| Hex | #9E624D |
| RGB | 158, 98, 77 |
| HSL | 16°, 34%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.7, 22.0, 22.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Burnt Sienna (BM 1196), published as #9E624D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Burnt Sienna (BM 1196)?
- Burnt Sienna has an LRV of 17.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Burnt Sienna is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Burnt Sienna in another brand?
- Warm Up (PPG 1067-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Burnt Sienna warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Burnt Sienna as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.1; 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.