Bleached Maple (PPG 1089-5)
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Bleached Maple (PPG 1089-5) is a deep, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 38, so it reflects about 38 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bleached Maple
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Bleached Maple by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Bleached Maple, 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 | Empire Gold | SW 0012 | 37 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Gingerbread Man | 1111 | 39.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Amber Autumn | S290-5 | 36.8 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Buckskin Pony | 3004-7C | 39 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Bleached Maple (LRV 38) by LRV.
Lighter than Bleached Maple
Darker than Bleached Maple
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1089-5 |
| Hex | #C7A06C |
| RGB | 199, 160, 108 |
| HSL | 34°, 45%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 38 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.3, 7.7, 32.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bleached Maple (PPG 1089-5), published as #C7A06C
#B8966B
#D6AA6B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bleached Maple (PPG 1089-5)?
- Bleached Maple has an LRV of 38. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bleached Maple is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bleached Maple in another brand?
- Gingerbread Man (BM 1111) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Bleached Maple warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Bleached Maple as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 32.5; 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.