Oat Cake (Behr 290E-2)
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Oat Cake (Behr 290E-2) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 61.5, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Oat Cake
Four Behr colors picked for Oat Cake by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Oat Cake, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Playa Arenosa | SW 9094 | 60 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Powder Puff | 1143 | 61.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Strawberry Malt | 2008-8C | 65 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Comfort | 1078-3 | 64 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Oat Cake (LRV 61.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Oat Cake
Darker than Oat Cake
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 290E-2 |
| Hex | #E1CAB3 |
| RGB | 225, 202, 179 |
| HSL | 30°, 43%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.7, 4.4, 14.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Oat Cake (Behr 290E-2), published as #E1CAB3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Oat Cake (Behr 290E-2)?
- Oat Cake has an LRV of 61.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Oat Cake is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Oat Cake in another brand?
- Comfort (PPG 1078-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Oat Cake warm or cool?
- Behr lists Oat Cake as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.