Wheat Sheaf (BM CC-220)
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Wheat Sheaf (BM CC-220) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 76.4, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wheat Sheaf
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Wheat Sheaf 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 Wheat Sheaf, 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 | Restoration Ivory | SW 6413 | 75 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Dry Creek | ECC-17-2 | 76.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Barcelona White | 7003-14 | 79 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Morocco Sand | 1096-2 | 77 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Wheat Sheaf (LRV 76.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Wheat Sheaf
Darker than Wheat Sheaf
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-220 |
| Hex | #EDE5CE |
| RGB | 237, 229, 206 |
| HSL | 45°, 46%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.0, -1.1, 12.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wheat Sheaf (BM CC-220), published as #EDE5CE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wheat Sheaf (BM CC-220)?
- Wheat Sheaf has an LRV of 76.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wheat Sheaf is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Wheat Sheaf in another brand?
- Morocco Sand (PPG 1096-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wheat Sheaf warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Wheat Sheaf as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.2; 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.