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Behr Wheat Bread (720C-3): hex #CDC4B7, LRV and undertone

Wheat Bread (720C-3) from Behr is #CDC4B7 with an LRV of 56. It measures as a warm neutral with a yellow undertone.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

BehrWheat Bread720C-3

Hex: #CDC4B7
RGB: 205, 196, 183
LRV: 56
Undertone: Warm neutral, yellow undertone

LRV 56. Mid-tone: noticeably colored; best in rooms with good daylight.

A neutral with a yellow cast (OKLCH hue 77°, chroma 0.021). Expect the yellow to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Behr suggests

Standing OvationN570-2
Flax StrawS300-4
Cotton SheetsRD-W15
Urban RaincoatN440-2
MasterpieceMQ5-08
SeedlingPPU9-09

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Behr on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Behr.

ColorPlum swatchWheat Breadlight, grayish orange

HEX: #CDC4B7
RGB: rgb(205, 196, 183)
HSL: hsl(35, 18%, 76%)

Best text on it: black at 12.17:1

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Every code for Wheat Bread

HEX#CDC4B7
RGBrgb(205, 196, 183)
HSLhsl(35, 18%, 76%)
HSV35°, 11%, 80%
CMYK0%, 4%, 11%, 20%
Lablab(79.6% 1.6 7.7)
OKLCHoklch(82.4% 0.021 77.3)
Decimal13485239

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Wheat Bread in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#FAF9F8
80%#F5F3F1
70%#F0EDE9
60%#EBE7E2
50%#E6E2DB
40%#E1DCD4
30%#DCD6CD
20%#D7D0C5
10%#D2CABE
Base#CDC4B7
10%#B9B0A5
20%#A49D92
30%#908980
40%#7B766E
50%#67625C
60%#524E49
70%#3E3B37
80%#292725
90%#151412

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#C5BDB2
20%#BEB6AC
30%#B6B0A7
40%#AEA9A1
50%#A7A29C
60%#9F9B96
70%#979491
80%#8F8E8B
90%#888786

Matching colors

Complementary

#CDC4B7
#B7C0CD

Analogous

#CDB9B7
#CDC4B7
#CBCDB7

Triadic

#CDC4B7
#B7CDC4
#C4B7CD

Split complementary

#CDC4B7
#B7CBCD
#B9B7CD

Tetradic (square)

#CDC4B7
#B7CDB9
#B7C0CD
#CDB7CB

Monochromatic

#8B7960
#AE9F8A
#CDC4B7
#ECE9E4
#F7F5F3

Wheat Bread in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Wheat Bread with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Wheat Bread
Triad #B7CDC4
Triad #C4B7CD
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Wheat Bread in use

New collectionAutumn edit

Card body text stays dark for reading; wheat bread carries the header and the button.

Shop nowTag

Headline in Wheat Bread

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#CDC4B7
Protanopia (no red cones)#C8C4B6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#CAC6B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#D1C1C0

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.72:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	12.17:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.72:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	12.17:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.50:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --wheat-bread: #cdc4b7;
  --wheat-bread-rgb: 205 196 183;
  --wheat-bread-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Wheat Bread is Behr 720C-3, a soft tan-gray written as #CDC4B7 in hex and 205, 196, 183 in RGB. It lands in the middle of the lightness range and leans warm.

What the numbers say

HSL is hsl(35, 18%, 76%) and OKLCH is oklch(82.4% 0.021 77.3). Chroma of 0.021 is small, though the hue near 77 degrees gives a yellow undertone, so the file calls it a warm neutral. LRV is 56. That is a balanced mid-light figure, neither dark nor airy, and a good fit for rooms with decent daylight. Yellow becomes more visible under warm bulbs and beside cooler whites.

Behr's lists for neighboring colors are not always identical, so do not assume that what works for one tan-gray works for another. Wheat Bread is mid-light and warm, which makes it a safe base for white trim and wood tones.

The six listed coordinating colors

Behr lists six: Standing Ovation (N570-2), Flax Straw (S300-4), Cotton Sheets (RD-W15), Urban Raincoat (N440-2), Masterpiece (MQ5-08) and Seedling (PPU9-09). None has a page on this site. Rather than describe each one, here is a way to use the list: take the three with an N or W in the code, pick up their chips, and lay them across Wheat Bread to see which reads closest to white and which reads closest to gray.

Worked example

Take a kitchen on the north side with white cabinets and a butcher-block counter. Wheat Bread on the walls will harmonize with the wood and keep the white cabinets looking clean. For a bakery menu or web banner in this exact color, black text clears at 12.17:1 while white text drops to 1.72:1, so set the words in black.

On the wall, it looks the same family as a greige, but the file's yellow reading means it will not drift toward pink or violet near white trim. It is easy to live with next to oak, walnut and linen fabric.

Behr Ashen Tan (N220-2) is ΔE 1.8, under 2, so you would struggle to separate the pair on a painted surface. Behr also lists the same six coordinating colors for both, so a scheme built around one transfers to the other. Graceful Gray (PPU18-12) is 3.9 and Natural Gray (PPU18-10) is 4, both related but visible.

Sherwin-Williams Soft Suede (SW 9577) is 0.8 and Accessible Beige (SW 7036) is 1.1, both under 2. Benjamin Moore Annapolis Gray (HC-176) is 1.8 and Revere Pewter (HC-172) is 2.2.

Four near-twins make it easy to be fooled by a chip. Whichever one you prefer on price or availability, check the actual sample against the wall.