Soft Wheat (Behr BXC-40)
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Soft Wheat (Behr BXC-40) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 53.5, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Wheat
Four Behr colors picked for Soft 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 Soft 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 | Row House Tan | SW 7689 | 52 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sepia Tan | 1116 | 51.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Warm Buff | 3002-10A | 50 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gaia | 14-18 | 52 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Soft Wheat (LRV 53.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Wheat
Darker than Soft Wheat
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BXC-40 |
| Hex | #D9BD9C |
| RGB | 217, 189, 156 |
| HSL | 32°, 45%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.2, 5.0, 20.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Wheat (Behr BXC-40), published as #D9BD9C
#C9B39B
#EAC79B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Wheat (Behr BXC-40)?
- Soft Wheat has an LRV of 53.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Wheat is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Wheat in another brand?
- Sepia Tan (BM 1116) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Soft Wheat warm or cool?
- Behr lists Soft Wheat as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.4; 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.