Cracked Wheat (Behr 320E-2)
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Cracked Wheat (Behr 320E-2) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 75.7, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cracked Wheat
Four Behr colors picked for Cracked Wheat by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Cracked 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 | Jersey Cream | SW 6379 | 75 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Virginia Beach | 917 | 72.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Soft Candlelight | 3005-6C | 72 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cordon Bleu | 12-02 | 74 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Cracked Wheat (LRV 75.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Cracked Wheat
Darker than Cracked Wheat
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 320E-2 |
| Hex | #F4DFBD |
| RGB | 244, 223, 189 |
| HSL | 37°, 71%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.7, 2.0, 19.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cracked Wheat (Behr 320E-2), published as #F4DFBD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cracked Wheat (Behr 320E-2)?
- Cracked Wheat has an LRV of 75.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cracked Wheat is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cracked Wheat in another brand?
- Virginia Beach (BM 917) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cracked Wheat warm or cool?
- Behr lists Cracked Wheat as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.3; 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.