Warm Oats (SW 9511)
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Warm Oats (SW 9511) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Warm Oats
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Warm Oats by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Warm Oats, 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 | Natural Linen | 966 | 59.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Bell Tower | MQ3-15 | 63.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Milestone | 6007-1B | 65 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Toasted Almond | 1097-3 | 63 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Warm Oats (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Warm Oats
Darker than Warm Oats
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9511 |
| Hex | #D8CFBA |
| RGB | 216, 207, 186 |
| HSL | 42°, 28%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.3, -0.4, 11.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Warm Oats (SW 9511), published as #D8CFBA
#C7C5B8
#E9D9BA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Warm Oats (SW 9511)?
- Warm Oats has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Warm Oats is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Warm Oats in another brand?
- Bell Tower (Behr MQ3-15) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Warm Oats warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Warm Oats as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.6; 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.