Wheatberry vs Merlins Beard
Wheatberry is a Benjamin Moore color while Merlins Beard comes from Cloverdale Paint. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. With LRVs of 75 and 77, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.0, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Wheatberry vs Merlins Beard in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Wheatberry and Merlins Beard are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Wheatberry vs Merlins Beard Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Wheatberry on one side and Merlins Beard 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 Wheatberry comparisons
See how Wheatberry stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 6-point LRV gap (75 vs 69) makes Wheatberry the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Wheatberry reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 52, Wheatberry is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 30, Wheatberry is decisively the brighter choice.
Wheatberry reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 60, Wheatberry is decisively the brighter choice.
Wheatberry reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Wheatberry reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 43, Wheatberry is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 4, Wheatberry is decisively the brighter choice.
Wheatberry reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Wheatberry reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Wheatberry reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (84 vs 75) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 21, Wheatberry is decisively the brighter choice.
Wheatberry reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 75 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 51, Wheatberry is decisively the brighter choice.
Wheatberry reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Wheatberry reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Wheatberry reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 41, Wheatberry is decisively the brighter choice.
Wheatberry reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Wheatberry reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 31, Wheatberry is decisively the brighter choice.