Match Winter Wheat

PPG Winter Wheat is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 76. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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PPG
Winter Wheat
PPG12-05#f5e4bfLRV 76

Closest matches across every brand

One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.

San Mateo Beaches
Winter Wheat
San Mateo Beaches vs Winter Wheat
Benjamin Moore
San Mateo Beaches
924 · LRV 76
PPG
Winter Wheat
PPG12-05 · LRV 76

With LRVs of 76 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.4Imperceptible
Winter Wheat
Full Moon
Winter Wheat vs Full Moon
PPG
Winter Wheat
PPG12-05 · LRV 76
Sherwin-Williams
Full Moon
6679 · LRV 78

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.1Subtle
Egg Noodle
Egg Noodle
Winter Wheat
Egg Noodle vs Winter Wheat
Cloverdale Paint
Egg Noodle
0867 · LRV 78
PPG
Winter Wheat
PPG12-05 · LRV 76

With LRVs of 78 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Creamy Custard
Winter Wheat
PPG
Creamy Custard
PPG1204-3 · LRV 79
PPG
Winter Wheat
PPG12-05 · LRV 76

A 3-point LRV gap (79 vs 76) makes Creamy Custard the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Buttermilk
Buttermilk
Winter Wheat
Buttermilk vs Winter Wheat
PPG
Winter Wheat
PPG12-05 · LRV 76

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.0Subtle
Winter Wheat
RAL 130-5
RAL 130-5
Winter Wheat vs RAL 130-5
PPG
Winter Wheat
PPG12-05 · LRV 76
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 130-5
RAL 130-5 · LRV 76

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.5Noticeable
Rice Wine
Rice Wine
Winter Wheat
Rice Wine vs Winter Wheat
Behr
Rice Wine
M320-2 · LRV 80
PPG
Winter Wheat
PPG12-05 · LRV 76

Rice Wine reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.5Noticeable
Winter Wheat
G304
Winter Wheat vs G304
PPG
Winter Wheat
PPG12-05 · LRV 76
Tikkurila
G304
G304 · LRV 82

G304 reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.5Noticeable
Farrow's Cream
Farrow's Cream
Winter Wheat
Farrow's Cream vs Winter Wheat
Farrow & Ball
Farrow's Cream
67 · LRV 72
PPG
Winter Wheat
PPG12-05 · LRV 76

A 4-point LRV gap (76 vs 72) makes Winter Wheat the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
Fresh Pasta
Fresh Pasta
Winter Wheat
Fresh Pasta vs Winter Wheat
Jotun
Fresh Pasta
1775 · LRV 70
PPG
Winter Wheat
PPG12-05 · LRV 76

Winter Wheat reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.4Noticeable
Travertine - Mid
Winter Wheat
Travertine - Mid vs Winter Wheat
Little Greene
Travertine - Mid
273 · LRV 69
PPG
Winter Wheat
PPG12-05 · LRV 76

Winter Wheat reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.5Noticeable
Winter Wheat
Light ivory
Light ivory
Winter Wheat vs Light ivory
PPG
Winter Wheat
PPG12-05 · LRV 76
RAL ClassicClassic
Light ivory
RAL 1015 · LRV 68

Winter Wheat reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.2Noticeable
Winter Wheat
Timid Absinthe
Winter Wheat vs Timid Absinthe
PPG
Winter Wheat
PPG12-05 · LRV 76
Valspar
Timid Absinthe
6003-5B · LRV 72

A 4-point LRV gap (76 vs 72) makes Winter Wheat the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.7Noticeable
S 1005-Y60R
Winter Wheat
S 1005-Y60R vs Winter Wheat
NCS
S 1005-Y60R
S 1005-Y60R · LRV 70
PPG
Winter Wheat
PPG12-05 · LRV 76

Winter Wheat reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.9Distinct