Oak Buff (PPG 1083-3)
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Oak Buff (PPG 1083-3) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Oak Buff
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Oak Buff by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Oak Buff, 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 | Warm Beige | SW 0035 | 73 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Inner Peach | 1150 | 66.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Sandy Beige | PPU4-10A | 70.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Fair Peach | 2005-6B | 73 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Oak Buff (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Oak Buff
Darker than Oak Buff
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1083-3 |
| Hex | #EED8C2 |
| RGB | 238, 216, 194 |
| HSL | 30°, 56%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.6, 4.1, 13.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Oak Buff (PPG 1083-3), published as #EED8C2
#DDCEC0
#FFE2C2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Oak Buff (PPG 1083-3)?
- Oak Buff has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Oak Buff is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Oak Buff in another brand?
- Sandy Beige (Behr PPU4-10A) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Oak Buff warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Oak Buff as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.6; 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.