Winter Wheat (PPG 12-05)
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Winter Wheat (PPG 12-05) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 79, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Winter Wheat
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Winter Wheat by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints 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 | Full Moon | SW 6679 | 78 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | San Mateo Beaches | 924 | 76.4 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Summer Solstice | ECC-22-1 | 79.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Homey Cream | 3007-6B | 76 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Winter Wheat (LRV 79) by LRV.
Lighter than Winter Wheat
Darker than Winter Wheat
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 12-05 |
| Hex | #F5E4BF |
| RGB | 245, 228, 191 |
| HSL | 41°, 73%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.1, 0.1, 20.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Winter Wheat (PPG 12-05), published as #F5E4BF
#E4DABD
#FFEEBF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Winter Wheat (PPG 12-05)?
- Winter Wheat has an LRV of 79. 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?
- San Mateo Beaches (BM 924) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Winter Wheat warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Winter Wheat as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.2; 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.