Ripe Wheat (Behr 310E-3)
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Ripe Wheat (Behr 310E-3) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 58, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ripe Wheat
Four Behr colors picked for Ripe Wheat by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Ripe Wheat, 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 | Birdseye Maple | SW 2834 | 58 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Sweeney Yellow | CW-370 | 56.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Cloudy Sunset | 3005-8A | 57 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Halo | 1091-4 | 57 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Ripe Wheat (LRV 58 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Ripe Wheat
Darker than Ripe Wheat
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 310E-3 |
| Hex | #E3C494 |
| RGB | 227, 196, 148 |
| HSL | 36°, 59%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.7, 4.2, 28.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ripe Wheat (Behr 310E-3), published as #E3C494
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ripe Wheat (Behr 310E-3)?
- Ripe Wheat has an LRV of 58 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ripe Wheat is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Ripe Wheat in another brand?
- Halo (PPG 1091-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ripe Wheat warm or cool?
- Behr lists Ripe Wheat as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.2; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. 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.