Pale Wheat (Behr UL160-7)
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Pale Wheat (Behr UL160-7) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 55.8, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Wheat
Four Behr colors picked for Pale 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 Pale 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 | Toasted Pine Nut | SW 7696 | 58 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Squire Hill Buff | 1068 | 55.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sandy Cove | 3005-10A | 55 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Birch Beige | 1094-3 | 56 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Pale Wheat (LRV 55.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Wheat
Darker than Pale Wheat
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | UL160-7 |
| Hex | #D9C29F |
| RGB | 217, 194, 159 |
| HSL | 36°, 43%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.5, 2.8, 20.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Wheat (Behr UL160-7), published as #D9C29F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Wheat (Behr UL160-7)?
- Pale Wheat has an LRV of 55.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Wheat is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Wheat in another brand?
- Birch Beige (PPG 1094-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Wheat warm or cool?
- Behr lists Pale Wheat as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.6; 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.