Light Oak (Behr QE-29)
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Light Oak (Behr QE-29) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 46.8, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Light Oak
Four Behr colors picked for Light Oak by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Light Oak, 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 | Restrained Gold | SW 6129 | 47 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Tawny Bisque | 1110 | 46.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Young At Heart | 3003-8A | 48 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cracker Bitz | 1087-5 | 46 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Light Oak (LRV 46.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Light Oak
Darker than Light Oak
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | QE-29 |
| Hex | #D2B183 |
| RGB | 210, 177, 131 |
| HSL | 35°, 47%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.1, 5.5, 28.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Light Oak (Behr QE-29), published as #D2B183
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Light Oak (Behr QE-29)?
- Light Oak has an LRV of 46.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Light Oak is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Light Oak in another brand?
- Tawny Bisque (BM 1110) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Light Oak warm or cool?
- Behr lists Light Oak as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.0; 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.