Wheat Penny (SW 7705)
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Wheat Penny (SW 7705) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 18, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wheat Penny
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Wheat Penny by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Wheat Penny, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Maplewood | 1133 | 18.9 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Sable Brown | 240F-6 | 17.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sienna Red | 3011-7 | 17 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Prairie Fire | 1071-6 | 19 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Wheat Penny (LRV 18) by LRV.
Lighter than Wheat Penny
Darker than Wheat Penny
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7705 |
| Hex | #976B53 |
| RGB | 151, 107, 83 |
| HSL | 21°, 29%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.2, 14.5, 20.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wheat Penny (SW 7705), published as #976B53
#896252
#A67452
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wheat Penny (SW 7705)?
- Wheat Penny has an LRV of 18. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wheat Penny is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Wheat Penny in another brand?
- Sable Brown (Behr 240F-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wheat Penny warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Wheat Penny as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.4; 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.