Buckwheat Flour (Behr S280-1)
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Buckwheat Flour (Behr S280-1) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 77.2, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Buckwheat Flour
Four Behr colors picked for Buckwheat Flour 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 Buckwheat Flour, 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 | Casa Blanca | SW 7571 | 76 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Antique White | 909 | 77.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Honey Vanilla | 7002-22 | 79 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Glazed Pears | 1095-2 | 78 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Buckwheat Flour (LRV 77.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Buckwheat Flour
Darker than Buckwheat Flour
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | S280-1 |
| Hex | #EFE2CF |
| RGB | 239, 226, 207 |
| HSL | 36°, 50%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.4, 1.3, 10.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Buckwheat Flour (Behr S280-1), published as #EFE2CF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Buckwheat Flour (Behr S280-1)?
- Buckwheat Flour has an LRV of 77.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Buckwheat Flour is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Buckwheat Flour in another brand?
- Casa Blanca (SW 7571) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Buckwheat Flour warm or cool?
- Behr lists Buckwheat Flour as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.9; 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.