Deep Reddish Brown vs Red Maple
Where Deep Reddish Brown belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Red Maple is a Jotun color. Both sit in the pink-red family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Red Maple (LRV 12) reflects noticeably more light than Deep Reddish Brown (LRV 8), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Deep Reddish Brown vs Red Maple in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Deep Reddish Brown and Red Maple are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The brightness difference is modest but present — Red Maple gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Red Maple reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Red Maple has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Red Maple reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Red Maple reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Deep Reddish Brown vs Red Maple Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Deep Reddish Brown on one side and Red Maple on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
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