Wheat Bread vs Denim Drift

Wheat BreadBehrvsDenim DriftDuluxΔE 27.3Very different colors

Where Wheat Bread belongs to Behr's range, Denim Drift is a Dulux color. Wheat Bread reads as grey, while Denim Drift reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Wheat Bread (LRV 56) reflects noticeably more light than Denim Drift (LRV 27), a difference of 29 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Wheat Bread runs red while Denim Drift is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 27.3, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Wheat Bread vs Denim Drift in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Wheat Bread and Denim Drift 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

In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Wheat Bread will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Denim Drift would.

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Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Wheat Bread reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Denim Drift.

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Bathroom

Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Wheat Bread reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Denim Drift.

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Color Details

Wheat Bread
Behr
LRV56.0
BrandBehr
Number
UndertoneRed
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Denim Drift
Dulux · 87BG 27/077
LRV27.0
BrandDulux
Number87BG 27/077
Undertone
TemperatureCool
BrightnessMedium

Wheat Bread vs Denim Drift Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Wheat Bread on one side and Denim Drift on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Wheat Bread comparisons

See how Wheat Bread stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Wheat Bread
Ammonite
Wheat Bread
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

At LRV 69 vs 56, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.

Wheat Bread
White Dove
Wheat Bread
White Dove

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 56), opening up a space where Wheat Bread encloses it.

Wheat Bread
Iron Ore
Wheat Bread
Iron Ore

Wheat Bread reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Wheat Bread
Purbeck Stone
Wheat Bread
Purbeck Stone

A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes Wheat Bread the marginally brighter of the two.

Wheat Bread
Evergreen Fog
Wheat Bread
Evergreen Fog

At LRV 56 vs 30, Wheat Bread is decisively the brighter choice.

Wheat Bread
Mizzle
Wheat Bread
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Wheat Bread reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Wheat Bread
Agreeable Gray
Wheat Bread
Agreeable Gray

A 4-point LRV gap (60 vs 56) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.

Wheat Bread
Accessible Beige
Wheat Bread
Accessible Beige

With LRVs of 58 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Wheat Bread
French Gray
Wheat Bread
French Gray

At LRV 56 vs 43, Wheat Bread is decisively the brighter choice.

Wheat Bread
Naval
Wheat Bread
Naval
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 56 vs 4, Wheat Bread is decisively the brighter choice.

Wheat Bread
Tranquil Dawn
Wheat Bread
Tranquil Dawn

With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Wheat Bread
Bancha
Wheat Bread
Bancha
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Wheat Bread reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Wheat Bread
Hardwick White
Wheat Bread
Hardwick White

Wheat Bread reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.

Wheat Bread
Pure White
Wheat Bread
Pure White

At LRV 84 vs 56, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Wheat Bread
Artichoke
Wheat Bread
Artichoke
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

At LRV 56 vs 21, Wheat Bread is decisively the brighter choice.

Wheat Bread
Balboa Mist
Wheat Bread
Balboa Mist

Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Wheat Bread
Shoji White
Wheat Bread
Shoji White

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 56), opening up a space where Wheat Bread encloses it.

Wheat Bread
Snowbound
Wheat Bread
Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 56), opening up a space where Wheat Bread encloses it.

Wheat Bread
Pigeon
Wheat Bread
Pigeon
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

A 5-point LRV gap (56 vs 51) makes Wheat Bread the marginally brighter of the two.

Wheat Bread
Pewter Green
Wheat Bread
Pewter Green

Wheat Bread reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Wheat Bread
Duck Green
Wheat Bread
Duck Green

Wheat Bread reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.

Wheat Bread
Skimming Stone
Wheat Bread
Skimming Stone

Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 56), opening up a space where Wheat Bread encloses it.

Wheat Bread
Dix Blue
Wheat Bread
Dix Blue
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

At LRV 56 vs 41, Wheat Bread is decisively the brighter choice.

Wheat Bread
Vintage Vogue
Wheat Bread
Vintage Vogue

Wheat Bread reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Wheat Bread
Saybrook Sage
Wheat Bread
Saybrook Sage

Wheat Bread reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Wheat Bread
Pale Green
Wheat Bread
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

At LRV 56 vs 31, Wheat Bread is decisively the brighter choice.

Wheat Bread
Pine Needle
Wheat Bread
Pine Needle

At LRV 56 vs 7, Wheat Bread is decisively the brighter choice.