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BEHR · PPU7-19

Behr Wheat Bread#D4C9B4 · LRV 60

Why this color. Bestselling Behr warm-neutral; recurring BHG roundup mention.

Wheat Bread reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr PPU7-19 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR WHEAT BREAD
RGB 212, 201, 180 LRV 60

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Wheat Bread
SKU PPU7-19
Hex #D4C9B4
RGB 212, 201, 180
HSL 39°, 27%, 77%
LRV 60
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Oak Tone
SKU 0217 · #D0C7B6 · LRV 58
ΔE 1.61 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.05
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
CSP-220
#D6CCB9
Lace
ΔE 1.05 · LRV 61
AF-95
#D5CAB0
Hush
ΔE 1.87 · LRV 60
CW-45
#D3CCBA
York
ΔE 1.98 · LRV 61
1522
#CEC8B4
Inner
ΔE 2.4 · LRV 58
1516
#CECBB3
Moon
ΔE 4.32 · LRV 59

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.06
All neutral at Valspar →
8004-20B
#D1C5B0
Sheepskin Rug
ΔE 1.06 · LRV 56
V147-1
#D1C5B0
Sheepskin Rug
ΔE 1.06 · LRV 56.4
6005-1B
#D0C9BA
Villa Grey
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 58.6
5008-1B
#D0CBBD
Bay Sands
ΔE 3.32 · LRV 59.8
2008-10B
#DACAB9
Desert Fortress
ΔE 3.52 · LRV 60.9

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.11
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 1.11 · LRV 59
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 1.9 · LRV 58
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 4.03 · LRV 59
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 5.19 · LRV 62
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 5.84 · LRV 58

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.3
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6192
#D2C6AE
Nomadic Taupe
ΔE 1.3 · LRV 57
DEC767
#D2C5AE
Riverbed
ΔE 1.35 · LRV 57
DE6206
#D5C7B3
Desert Suede
ΔE 1.7 · LRV 58
DE6199
#D6C5A9
Pale Beach
ΔE 3.06 · LRV 57
DE6122
#D8C7B6
Dry Creek
ΔE 3.92 · LRV 59

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.55
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 4
#CFC3AD
Old White
ΔE 1.55 · LRV 55
NO. 15
#CEC3AD
Bone
ΔE 1.57 · LRV 55
NO. 213
#D8C4A8
Savage Ground
ΔE 3.97 · LRV 57
NO. 264
#D6C2AC
Oxford Stone
ΔE 4.28 · LRV 56
NO. 285
#CFCEC0
Cromarty
ΔE 4.94 · LRV 61

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.74
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
14-17
#D7C8B1
Armadillo
ΔE 1.74 · LRV 59
1024-4
#D1C9BA
Moth Gray
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 59
14-29
#D1C9BA
Moth Gray
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 59
1112-3
#D4CDB5
Only Oatmeal
ΔE 2.65 · LRV 61
1027-2
#D0CBB6
Skipping Stone
ΔE 2.94 · LRV 59
SW 6141
#DACAB2
Softer Tan
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 60
SW 7036
#D1C7B8
Accessible Beige
ΔE 2.37 · LRV 58
SW 6162
#D1CCB9
Ancient Marble
ΔE 2.82 · LRV 60
SW 6099
#D7C5B3
Sand Dollar
ΔE 4.09 · LRV 58
SW 6085
#D6C7B9
Simplify Beige
ΔE 4.23 · LRV 59

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.06
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 4.06 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 7.01 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 7.04 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 9.21 · LRV 58
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 9.4 · LRV 60

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D4C9B4 in HSL space. Pair Wheat Bread with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D4C9B4 + #B4BFD4
TRIADIC
#D4C9B4 · #B4D4C9 · #C9B4D4
ANALOGOUS
#D4B9B4 · #D4C9B4 · #CFD4B4

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.64:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.81:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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