The Color Digest · Compare
Settled, side by side
Late Wheat
Benjamin Moore · CC-240
Straw, not butter
Grant Beige
Benjamin Moore · HC-83
Greige, settled and grown-up
In real rooms
Every room, each colorGrant Beige
1 roomThe difference
Read from the numbersGrant Beige is the lighter of the two at LRV 55.5, 8.1 points above Late Wheat at LRV 47.41. Both read warm. Late Wheat is a yellows, Grant Beige a neutrals. For a whole room, Grant Beige is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Late Wheat is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsLate Wheat is a muted golden yellow with enough tan and green in it to stay quiet — the color of a field in September rather than a lemon. At LRV 47 it sits mid-tone, so on cabinetry it reads as a real color without ever shouting, and it has none of the acidity that makes most yellows hard to live with.
Grant Beige balances beige and grey in nearly equal measure — the textbook greige. A slight yellow-gold undertone adds warmth, while the grey content keeps it from ever reading sweet or sandy. It is the safe, sophisticated neutral that anchors a whole-home palette.