Wheat Penny
There is more to Sherwin-Williams Wheat Penny (7705) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its LRV of 17.6 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. 4 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
Hex
#976B53LRV
17.65
Wheat Penny's Color Strip
Wheat Penny is the sixth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Pottery Urn and Brandywine. The strip spans from Alluring White at the lightest end to Brandywine at the deepest. Strip 287 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Wheat Penny in Rooms
Follow Wheat Penny from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 4 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
2 House Photos
Wheat Penny (7705) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under full daylight, cloud cover and long evening shadows.
Exterior siding in warm Wheat Penny creates inviting curb appeal.
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Horizontal lap siding displays the warm tone of Wheat Penny beautifully.
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1 Front Door Photo
These 1 front door image show how Wheat Penny (7705) can sit beside hardware, glazing, masonry, timber and surrounding trim. The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Front door in Wheat Penny makes a distinctive architectural statement.
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1 Living Room Photo
Against upholstery, timber, art and metal accents, Wheat Penny (7705) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. With an LRV of 17.6, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Living room walls in Wheat Penny establish a warm, welcoming atmosphere.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 81 vs 18, Creamy is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 18, Alabaster is decisively the brighter choice.
Underseas reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Trim Color
At LRV 81 vs 18, Creamy is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (22 vs 18) makes Moroccan Brown the marginally brighter of the two.
Decorous Amber reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Niebla Azul reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 18), opening up a space where Wheat Penny encloses it.
At LRV 53 vs 18, Silver Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 77 vs 18, Glass Bead is decisively the brighter choice.
Morning at Sea reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Wheat Penny reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Debonair reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 18), opening up a space where Wheat Penny encloses it.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 30 vs 18, Redend Point is decisively the brighter choice.
Iced Mocha reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (24 vs 18) makes Meadowlark the marginally brighter of the two.
Dormer Brown reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 18), opening up a space where Wheat Penny encloses it.
Craftsman Brown reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 18), opening up a space where Wheat Penny encloses it.
Darker Colors
Wheat Penny reflects far more light (LRV 18 vs 5), opening up a space where Bramble Bush encloses it.
Wheat Penny reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Wheat Penny reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (18 vs 10) makes Wheat Penny the marginally brighter of the two.
Wheat Penny reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This warm and muddy orange will feel familiar and well-worn. Consider this dark midtone as an accent color or in a well-lit living room for maximum coziness.
Attributed to Sherwin-Williams catalog data.