Winter Wheat (BM 232)
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Winter Wheat (BM 232) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 74.3, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Winter Wheat
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Winter Wheat by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Winter 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 | Polar Bear | SW 7564 | 74 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Lunar Light | 770C-1 | 78.5 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ivory Essence | 3006-8C | 77 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Always Almond | 1099-1 | 78 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Winter Wheat (LRV 74.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Winter Wheat
Darker than Winter Wheat
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 232 |
| Hex | #EBE3CF |
| RGB | 235, 227, 207 |
| HSL | 43°, 41%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.4, -0.6, 10.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Winter Wheat (BM 232), published as #EBE3CF
#DAD9CD
#FDEDCF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Winter Wheat (BM 232)?
- Winter Wheat has an LRV of 74.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Winter Wheat is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Winter Wheat in another brand?
- Ivory Essence (Valspar 3006-8C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Winter Wheat warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Winter Wheat as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.7; 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.