Only Oatmeal (PPG 1112-3)
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Only Oatmeal (PPG 1112-3) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 61, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Only Oatmeal
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Only Oatmeal 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 Only 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 | Warm Oats | SW 9511 | 63 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Carrington Beige | HC-93 | 61.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Sand Fossil | 770C-3 | 59.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Milestone | 6007-1B | 65 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Only Oatmeal (LRV 61) by LRV.
Lighter than Only Oatmeal
Darker than Only Oatmeal
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1112-3 |
| Hex | #D4CDB5 |
| RGB | 212, 205, 181 |
| HSL | 46°, 26%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.4, -1.6, 12.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Only Oatmeal (PPG 1112-3), published as #D4CDB5
#C3C3B3
#E5D7B5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Only Oatmeal (PPG 1112-3)?
- Only Oatmeal has an LRV of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Only Oatmeal is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Only Oatmeal in another brand?
- Carrington Beige (BM HC-93) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Only Oatmeal warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Only Oatmeal as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.8; 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.