Pita Bread (Behr PWL-82)
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Pita Bread (Behr PWL-82) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 59.6, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pita Bread
Four Behr colors picked for Pita Bread 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 Pita 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 | Toasted Pine Nut | SW 7696 | 58 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Squire Hill Buff | 1068 | 55.7 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Wheat Toast | 3002-10B | 60 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Birch Beige | 1094-3 | 56 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Pita Bread (LRV 59.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Pita Bread
Darker than Pita Bread
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PWL-82 |
| Hex | #DEC8A6 |
| RGB | 222, 200, 166 |
| HSL | 36°, 46%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.6, 2.5, 19.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pita Bread (Behr PWL-82), published as #DEC8A6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pita Bread (Behr PWL-82)?
- Pita Bread has an LRV of 59.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pita Bread is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pita Bread in another brand?
- Toasted Pine Nut (SW 7696) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pita Bread warm or cool?
- Behr lists Pita Bread as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.8; 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.