Maple Leaf (Valspar 2008-8B)
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Maple Leaf (Valspar 2008-8B) is a medium, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Maple Leaf
Four Valspar colors picked for Maple Leaf by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Maple Leaf, 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 | Tawny Tan | SW 7713 | 47 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Raleigh Tan | CW-190 | 45.3 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Polo Tan | N260-3 | 45.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Happy Trails | 1084-4 | 49 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Maple Leaf (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Maple Leaf
Darker than Maple Leaf
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2008-8B |
| Hex | #CEB499 |
| RGB | 206, 180, 153 |
| HSL | 31°, 35%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.9, 5.2, 17.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Maple Leaf (Valspar 2008-8B), published as #CEB499
#BEAA98
#DEBE99
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Maple Leaf (Valspar 2008-8B)?
- Maple Leaf has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Maple Leaf is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Maple Leaf in another brand?
- Tawny Tan (SW 7713) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Maple Leaf warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Maple Leaf as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.2; 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.