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Maple Sugar 2160-30
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Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Maple Sugar sits at L* 65.8, a* 10.9, b* 44.6. Its hue angle is 76° and its chroma is 45.9, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 90%.
LRV 34.3: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 34.3, Maple Sugar is lighter than 38% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Maple Sugar
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butternut | SW 6389 | 2.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Golden Rule | SW 6383 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Alchemy | SW 6395 | 2.89 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Maple Sugar
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Glass | PMD-104 | 1.50 | Very close | |
| Glazed Pears | M270-6 | 1.58 | Very close | |
| Hammered Gold | UL150-2 | 2.40 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massicot | CW-380 | 1.77 | Very close | |
| Delightful Golden | 2158-30 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Spicy Mustard | 2154-20 | 2.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| French Horn | 195 | 2.62 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Morgan Hill Gold | 189 | 2.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Glowing Umber | 182 | 2.66 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Glowing Umber 182 · lighter, LRV 37.1
- Apple Crisp 2159-30 · lighter, LRV 37.9
- Gibson Gold 378 · lighter, LRV 37.4
- Egyptian Sand 266 · darker, LRV 31.0
- Kurkuma AF-350 · darker, LRV 31.7
- Acorn Squash 258 · darker, LRV 30.9
Colors that go with Maple Sugar
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Bayberry Blue 790 · complementary (180°)
- Flamingo Orange 075 · analogous (−30°)
- Jalapeño Pepper 2147-30 · analogous (+30°)
- Poolside Blue 2048-40 · triadic (120°)
- Mighty Aphrodite 1397 · triadic (240°)
Maple Sugar vs popular colors
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 5.9) is lighter (LRV 45.7 vs 34.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 7.1) is lighter (LRV 41.1 vs 34.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 9.0) is darker (LRV 25.9 vs 34.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink.