Dakota Wheat (SW 9023)
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Dakota Wheat (SW 9023) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 54, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dakota Wheat
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Dakota Wheat by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Dakota 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Roasted Sesame Seed | 2160-40 | 50.6 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Royal Gold | M280-4 | 53.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Kidskin Buff | 3003-6A | 57 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Splash Of Honey | 1088-4 | 51 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Dakota Wheat (LRV 54) by LRV.
Lighter than Dakota Wheat
Darker than Dakota Wheat
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9023 |
| Hex | #E1BD8E |
| RGB | 225, 189, 142 |
| HSL | 34°, 58%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.7, 6.4, 28.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dakota Wheat (SW 9023), published as #E1BD8E
#D1B38D
#F1C78D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dakota Wheat (SW 9023)?
- Dakota Wheat has an LRV of 54. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dakota Wheat is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Dakota Wheat in another brand?
- Royal Gold (Behr M280-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dakota Wheat warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Dakota Wheat as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.6; 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.