Oat Straw (BM AF-340)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Oat Straw (BM AF-340) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 49.3, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Oat Straw
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Oat Straw by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 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 | Ecru | SW 6135 | 51 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Hayloft | MQ2-22 | 50.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Dining Room Gold | 3006-8A | 49 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Subtle Suede | 1099-4 | 52 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Oat Straw (LRV 49.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Oat Straw
Darker than Oat Straw
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | AF-340 |
| Hex | #CFBA92 |
| RGB | 207, 186, 146 |
| HSL | 39°, 39%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.4, 1.4, 23.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Oat Straw (BM AF-340), published as #CFBA92
#BFB091
#DFC491
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Benjamin Moore
More from Benjamin Moore
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Oat Straw (BM AF-340)?
- Oat Straw has an LRV of 49.3. 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?
- Ecru (SW 6135) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Oat Straw warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Oat Straw as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.0; 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.