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Oat Milk SW 9501
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Oat Milk sits at L* 87.0, a* -0.9, b* 6.9. Its hue angle is 97° and its chroma is 6.9, so it leans yellow clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 53%.
LRV 70.3: very light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 70.3, Oat Milk is lighter than 84% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reflects most light. Works in dim rooms, north-facing spaces, ceilings and trim; can look stark in strong southern light.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Oat Milk
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind's Breath | OC-24 | 0.47 | Practically identical | |
| Wind's Breath | 981 | 0.47 | Practically identical | |
| Fog Mist | OC-31 | 0.88 | Practically identical |
Closest Behr match to Oat Milk
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginger Sugar | MQ3-18 | 0.56 | Practically identical | |
| Silver Drop | 790C-2 | 0.87 | Practically identical | |
| Light Granite | N340-1 | 0.89 | Practically identical |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oyster White | SW 7637 | 0.88 | Practically identical | |
| Natural Choice | SW 7011 | 1.08 | Very close | |
| Arrowroote | SW 9502 | 1.44 | Very close | |
| Nonchalant White | SW 6161 | 1.53 | Very close | |
| White Duck | SW 7010 | 1.58 | Very close | |
| Mortar | SW 9584 | 1.79 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Shoji White SW 7042 · lighter, LRV 74.3
- Nuance SW 7049 · lighter, LRV 74.3
- Moderne White SW 6168 · lighter, LRV 74.5
- Maison Blanche SW 7526 · darker, LRV 65.8
- Pine Frost SW 9656 · darker, LRV 65.1
- Natural Tan SW 7567 · darker, LRV 65.0
Colors that go with Oat Milk
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Wishful Blue SW 6813 · complementary (180°)
- Gorgeous White SW 6049 · analogous (−30°)
- Kingston SW 9677 · analogous (+30°)
- Little Boy Blu SW 9054 · triadic (120°)
- Spangle SW 6834 · triadic (240°)
Oat Milk vs popular colors
- Pale Oak (Benjamin Moore OC-20, ΔE 0.9) is darker (LRV 68.6 vs 70.3).
- Balboa Mist (Benjamin Moore OC-27, ΔE 1.6) is darker (LRV 65.5 vs 70.3), more blue/cool.
- Edgecomb Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-173, ΔE 1.9) is darker (LRV 63.1 vs 70.3), more yellow/warm.