Pale Oats
Pale Oats is a bright and airy Orange from Benjamin Moore. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to maximize natural light while maintaining a clean, neutral backdrop. Below, you'll find suggested color relationships and detailed color data.
Hex
#F9DEC3
LRV
74.34
Coordinating Colors
Chantilly Lace reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 74), opening up a space where Pale Oats encloses it.
Butter Pecan reads slightly lighter (LRV 86 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cloud White reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 74 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 75 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 74 vs 62, Pale Oats is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Oats reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 62), opening up a space where Mediterranean Breeze encloses it.
Pale Oats reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 37), opening up a space where Lafayette Blue encloses it.
Pale Oats reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 11), opening up a space where Blue Danube encloses it.
Pale Oats reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 47), opening up a space where Blue Bayou encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 15, Pale Oats is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Oats reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 12), opening up a space where Prussian Blue encloses it.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 75 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 11-point LRV gap (85 vs 74) makes Sun Kissed Peach the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (86 vs 74) makes Summer Peach the marginally brighter of the two.
Georgia On My Mind reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
Pale Oats reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 57), opening up a space where Citrus Blossom encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Pale Oats the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 74 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Pale Oats reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 74 vs 53, Pale Oats is decisively the brighter choice.