Oat Flour (Behr ICC-31)

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Oat Flour (Behr ICC-31) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 79.7, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Oat Flour
Four Behr colors picked for Oat Flour 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 Flour, 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 | Gardenia | SW 6665 | 78 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Butterfly Kisses | 902 | 76 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Peach Gala | 2003-2C | 80 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Belleek | 18-25 | 80 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Oat Flour (LRV 79.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Oat Flour
Darker than Oat Flour
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | ICC-31 |
| Hex | #F7E4CD |
| RGB | 247, 228, 205 |
| HSL | 33°, 72%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.5, 2.8, 13.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Oat Flour (Behr ICC-31), published as #F7E4CD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Oat Flour (Behr ICC-31)?
- Oat Flour has an LRV of 79.7 (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 Flour is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Oat Flour in another brand?
- Peach Gala (Valspar 2003-2C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Oat Flour warm or cool?
- Behr lists Oat Flour as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.6; 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.