Wheatberry (BM 2099-70)
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Wheatberry (BM 2099-70) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 74.7, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wheatberry
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Wheatberry by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Wheatberry, 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 | Intimate White | SW 6322 | 77 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Cameo Stone | N160-1 | 75.4 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Seashore Bud | 7001-14 | 77 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Touchable | 1017-1 | 76 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Wheatberry (LRV 74.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Wheatberry
Darker than Wheatberry
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2099-70 |
| Hex | #EDE1DA |
| RGB | 237, 225, 218 |
| HSL | 22°, 35%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.3, 2.9, 4.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wheatberry (BM 2099-70), published as #EDE1DA
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#FFEBDA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wheatberry (BM 2099-70)?
- Wheatberry has an LRV of 74.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wheatberry is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Wheatberry in another brand?
- Cameo Stone (Behr N160-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wheatberry warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Wheatberry as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.9; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.