Oatmeal (PPG 1023-1)
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Oatmeal (PPG 1023-1) is a light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Oatmeal
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Oatmeal by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints 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 | Nacre | SW 6154 | 76 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Soft Chamois | 969 | 77.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Echo Valley | ECC-25-2 | 76.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Snowy Dusk | 7002-3 | 77 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Oatmeal (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Oatmeal
Darker than Oatmeal
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1023-1 |
| Hex | #E7E3D6 |
| RGB | 231, 227, 214 |
| HSL | 46°, 26%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.2, -0.9, 6.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Oatmeal (PPG 1023-1), published as #E7E3D6
#D5D9D4
#F9EDD6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Oatmeal (PPG 1023-1)?
- Oatmeal has an LRV of 77. 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?
- Echo Valley (Behr ECC-25-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Oatmeal warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Oatmeal as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.8; 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.