Spring Wheat (Behr MQ2-30)
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Spring Wheat (Behr MQ2-30) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spring Wheat
Four Behr colors picked for Spring 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 Spring 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 | Stone Guardians | SW 9531 | 50 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Shelburne Buff | HC-28 | 47.2 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Prairie Dance | 3006-10A | 48 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Real Simple | 1096-4 | 49 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Spring Wheat (LRV 48 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Spring Wheat
Darker than Spring Wheat
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ2-30 |
| Hex | #C9B693 |
| RGB | 201, 182, 147 |
| HSL | 39°, 33%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.8, 1.4, 20.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spring Wheat (Behr MQ2-30), published as #C9B693
#B9AC92
#D9C092
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spring Wheat (Behr MQ2-30)?
- Spring Wheat has an LRV of 48 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spring Wheat is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Spring Wheat in another brand?
- Real Simple (PPG 1096-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spring Wheat warm or cool?
- Behr lists Spring Wheat as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.3; 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.