Ionic Ivory vs Wheat Penny
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Ionic Ivory belongs to the beige-yellow family and Wheat Penny to the beige family. At LRV 74 vs 18, Ionic Ivory will read as the brighter of the two — a 56-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 43.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ionic Ivory vs Wheat Penny in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ionic Ivory and Wheat Penny in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Ionic Ivory returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Ionic Ivory will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Wheat Penny would.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Ionic Ivory returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Ionic Ivory vs Wheat Penny Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ionic Ivory on one side and Wheat Penny on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Ionic Ivory comparisons
See how Ionic Ivory stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ionic Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 6, Ionic Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Ionic Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Ionic Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 52, Ionic Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Ionic Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 58, Ionic Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 27, Ionic Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Ionic Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Ionic Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Ionic Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 13, Ionic Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 44, Ionic Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ionic Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Ionic Ivory the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Ionic Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Ionic Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 8, Ionic Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Ionic Ivory the marginally brighter of the two.
Ionic Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Ionic Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 45, Ionic Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Ionic Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.