Pale Oats (BM 2166-60)
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Pale Oats (BM 2166-60) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 74.3, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Oats
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pale Oats by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Pale Oats, 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 | Impressive Ivory | SW 7560 | 76 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Creamy Beige | 290C-2 | 78.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Créme Brûlée | 2008-6C | 75 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bisque | 1197-3 | 72 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Pale Oats (LRV 74.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Oats
Darker than Pale Oats
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2166-60 |
| Hex | #F9DEC3 |
| RGB | 249, 222, 195 |
| HSL | 30°, 82%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.0, 5.2, 16.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Oats (BM 2166-60), published as #F9DEC3
#E8D4C1
#FFE8C3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Oats (BM 2166-60)?
- Pale Oats has an LRV of 74.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Oats is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Oats in another brand?
- Creamy Beige (Behr 290C-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Oats warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pale Oats as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.