Oat Straw (Behr 740C-3)
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Oat Straw (Behr 740C-3) is a medium, warm beige from Behr: LRV 56.1, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Oat Straw
Four Behr colors picked for Oat Straw 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 Straw, 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 | Natural Wool | SW 9508 | 59 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Shaker Beige | HC-45 | 53.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Country Charm | 3007-10B | 55 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Stylish | 1101-3 | 54 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Oat Straw (LRV 56.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Oat Straw
Darker than Oat Straw
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 740C-3 |
| Hex | #D3C4A7 |
| RGB | 211, 196, 167 |
| HSL | 40°, 33%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.7, 0.6, 16.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Oat Straw (Behr 740C-3), published as #D3C4A7
#C3BAA5
#E4CEA7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Oat Straw (Behr 740C-3)?
- Oat Straw has an LRV of 56.1 (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 Straw is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Oat Straw in another brand?
- Country Charm (Valspar 3007-10B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Oat Straw warm or cool?
- Behr lists Oat Straw as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.5; 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.