Wild Wheat
PPG1123-3 · #E0E1D1 · LRV 74 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Heirloom Shade63
- 2First Star69
- 3Wild Wheat74
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Wild Wheat, Really?
Wild Wheat reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1123-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Wild Wheat
Wild Wheat 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Wild Wheat
At LRV 74, Wild Wheat is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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.
Most complaints about Wild Wheat are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint PPG / Glidden PPG1123-3 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | SageySW 6175 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.6 | 75 | Color page → |
| Behr | Moss MistS380-1 · Behr | 0.6 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Ally's EarringCSP-125 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 74 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pale Oak Grove5008-3A · Valspar | 0.9 | 74.9 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Wild WheatPPG1123-3 · Glidden | 0.0 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sea Mint Green326-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.9 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Wild Wheat within PPG / Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #E0E1D1 in HSL space. Pair Wild Wheat with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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