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Benjamin Moore Wheeling Neutral#CEBEA0 · LRV 52

Wheeling Neutral reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore HC-92 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE WHEELING NEUTRAL
RGB 206, 190, 160 LRV 52

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Wheeling Neutral
SKU HC-92
Hex #CEBEA0
RGB 206, 190, 160
HSL 39°, 32%, 72%
LRV 52
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Benjamin Moore Wheeling Neutral

At LRV 52, Wheeling Neutral is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Wheeling Neutral is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

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
Polished Marble
SKU 0274 · #D0BC9D · LRV 52
ΔE 1.69 (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.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.34
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6172
#CEBE9F
Bungalow Taupe
ΔE 0.34 · LRV 52
DEC743
#CFB999
High Noon
ΔE 2.63 · LRV 50
DE6143
#D6C0A4
Almond Latte
ΔE 3.15 · LRV 55
DEC746
#D5BFA5
Apache Tan
ΔE 3.63 · LRV 54
DE6136
#D6BA9B
Terracotta Sand
ΔE 4.95 · LRV 52

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.96
All neutral at Behr →
PPU8-10
#CDBEA3
Rye Bread
ΔE 0.96 · LRV 52
N270-3
#D1C1A7
Coco
ΔE 1.66 · LRV 54
S280-3
#D3BFA0
Practical Tan
ΔE 1.7 · LRV 54
710C-3
#CEBCA5
Gobi Desert
ΔE 3.13 · LRV 52
BXC-80
#CBC19D
Wildwood
ΔE 3.74 · LRV 53

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.08
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6156
#CDBDA2
Ramie
ΔE 1.08 · LRV 52
SW 9120
#CDBB9C
Tumblin' Tumbleweed
ΔE 1.08 · LRV 51
SW 2822
#CBBCA5
Downing Sand
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 51
SW 7689
#D2BB9D
Row House Tan
ΔE 3.09 · LRV 52
SW 9110
#CFBEA9
Malabar
ΔE 3.64 · LRV 53

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.44
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1101-3
#CEC1A5
Stylish
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 54
1098-4
#CDBA99
Spiced Vinegar
ΔE 1.61 · LRV 50
FLLW840
#CDBA99
Wright Grey Tan
ΔE 1.61 · LRV 50
1086-4
#D2BC9B
Pony Tail
ΔE 2.38 · LRV 52
14-18
#D3BC9E
Gaia
ΔE 3.07 · LRV 52

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.53
All neutral at Valspar →
3007-10B
#D1BEA1
Country Charm
ΔE 1.53 · LRV 53
8004-22C
#CDC09F
Earth Friendly
ΔE 1.96 · LRV 53
3005-10A
#D5BD99
Sandy Cove
ΔE 3.12 · LRV 52.8
8004-16C
#D6BEA1
Mish Mosh
ΔE 3.68 · LRV 54
6006-3C
#C7BF9E
Bayou Shade
ΔE 4.02 · LRV 52

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.47
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 16
#D6C39E
Cord
ΔE 2.47 · LRV 56
NO. 4
#CFC3AD
Old White
ΔE 3.02 · LRV 55
NO. 15
#CEC3AD
Bone
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 55
NO. 211
#CEC1AD
Stony Ground
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 54
NO. 283
#C9BEAB
Drop Cloth
ΔE 3.82 · LRV 52

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.38
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-109
#C5BBAC
Solid Wood
ΔE 5.38 · LRV 50
JG-48
#C2BFA2
Gold Moss
ΔE 5.87 · LRV 51
JG-50
#C3C198
Sour Apple
ΔE 7.39 · LRV 52
JG-133
#C6BBB2
Cinnamon Sugar
ΔE 8.07 · LRV 51
JG-56
#BEC3B2
Clean Lines
ΔE 9.73 · LRV 53

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.53
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 6.53 · LRV 65
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 9.8 · LRV 60
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 9.83 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 13.43 · LRV 53
BD-RO
#D2A299
Rosita
ΔE 17.98 · LRV 38

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.41
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 9.41 · LRV 47
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 9.48 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 9.58 · LRV 49
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 10.57 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 11.79 · LRV 54

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

The nearest shades to Wheeling Neutral within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

1060
Blanched Almond
LRV 51
HC-48
Bradstreet Beige
LRV 52
CSP-1035
Make Believe
LRV null
1032
Bar Harbor Beige
LRV 51
1039
Stone House
LRV 49
HC-80
Bleeker Beige
LRV 52

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CEBEA0 in HSL space. Pair Wheeling Neutral with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CEBEA0 + #A0B0CE
TRIADIC
#CEBEA0 · #A0CEBE · #BEA0CE
ANALOGOUS
#CEA7A0 · #CEBEA0 · #C7CEA0

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.83:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.5:1 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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