Sugar Maple (PPG 1090-7)
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Sugar Maple (PPG 1090-7) is a deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 20, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sugar Maple
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sugar Maple by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Sugar 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 | Renwick Golden Oak | SW 2824 | 19 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Warm Tan | 2162-30 | 18.8 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Rococo Gold | S300-7 | 19.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Praline Cake | 3004-7A | 22 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Sugar Maple (LRV 20) by LRV.
Lighter than Sugar Maple
Darker than Sugar Maple
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1090-7 |
| Hex | #9C7647 |
| RGB | 156, 118, 71 |
| HSL | 33°, 37%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 52.4, 9.1, 31.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sugar Maple (PPG 1090-7), published as #9C7647
#8E6D46
#AB7F46
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sugar Maple (PPG 1090-7)?
- Sugar Maple has an LRV of 20. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sugar Maple is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sugar Maple in another brand?
- Rococo Gold (Behr S300-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Sugar Maple warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sugar Maple as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 31.5; 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.