Oat Milk (SW 9501)
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Oat Milk (SW 9501) is a light, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Oat Milk
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Oat Milk by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Oat Milk, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Wind's Breath | 981 | 69.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Ginger Sugar | MQ3-18 | 70 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | September Fog | 6003-1A | 70 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Scotch Mist | 14-07 | 71 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Oat Milk (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Oat Milk
Darker than Oat Milk
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9501 |
| Hex | #DEDACD |
| RGB | 222, 218, 205 |
| HSL | 46°, 20%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.0, -0.9, 6.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Oat Milk (SW 9501), published as #DEDACD
#CDD0CB
#F0E4CD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Oat Milk (SW 9501)?
- Oat Milk has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Oat Milk is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Oat Milk in another brand?
- September Fog (Valspar 6003-1A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Oat Milk warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Oat Milk as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.9; 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.