Wheat Bread (Behr 720C-3)
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Wheat Bread (Behr 720C-3) is a medium, warm greige from Behr: LRV 55.9, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wheat Bread
Four Behr colors picked for Wheat Bread by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Wheat Bread, 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 | Soft Suede | SW 9577 | 57 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Smokey Taupe | 983 | 54.5 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Oatbran | 6006-1B | 56 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Synchronicity | 1021-2 | 57 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr greige colors nearest to Wheat Bread (LRV 55.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Wheat Bread
Darker than Wheat Bread
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 720C-3 |
| Hex | #CDC4B7 |
| RGB | 205, 196, 183 |
| HSL | 35°, 18%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.5, 0.9, 7.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wheat Bread (Behr 720C-3), published as #CDC4B7
#BCBAB5
#DECEB7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wheat Bread (Behr 720C-3)?
- Wheat Bread has an LRV of 55.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wheat Bread is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Wheat Bread in another brand?
- Soft Suede (SW 9577) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wheat Bread warm or cool?
- Behr lists Wheat Bread as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.6; 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.