Oatmeal (BM 268)
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Oatmeal (BM 268) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 74.2, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Oatmeal
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Oatmeal 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 Oatmeal, 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 | Restoration Ivory | SW 6413 | 75 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Dry Creek | ECC-17-2 | 76.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Crafted White | 3007-6C | 77 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Morocco Sand | 1096-2 | 77 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Oatmeal (LRV 74.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Oatmeal
Darker than Oatmeal
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 268 |
| Hex | #ECE3CA |
| RGB | 236, 227, 202 |
| HSL | 44°, 47%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.3, -1.0, 13.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Oatmeal (BM 268), published as #ECE3CA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Oatmeal (BM 268)?
- Oatmeal has an LRV of 74.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Oatmeal is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Oatmeal in another brand?
- Morocco Sand (PPG 1096-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Oatmeal warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Oatmeal as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.3; 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.