Rolled Oats vs Purbeck Stone
Where Rolled Oats belongs to Dulux's range, Purbeck Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Rolled Oats belongs to the beige family and Purbeck Stone to the greige-grey family. Rolled Oats (LRV 65) reflects noticeably more light than Purbeck Stone (LRV 52), a difference of 13 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. The ΔE 8.5 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Rolled Oats vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Rolled Oats and Purbeck Stone are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Rolled Oats will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Purbeck Stone would.
Color Details
Rolled Oats vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rolled Oats on one side and Purbeck Stone on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Rolled Oats comparisons
See how Rolled Oats stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 65, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 65 vs 6, Rolled Oats is decisively the brighter choice.
Rolled Oats reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 52, Rolled Oats is decisively the brighter choice.
Rolled Oats reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (65 vs 58) makes Rolled Oats the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 27, Rolled Oats is decisively the brighter choice.
Rolled Oats reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Rolled Oats reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (65 vs 55) makes Rolled Oats the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 13, Rolled Oats is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 44, Rolled Oats is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 65), opening up a space where Rolled Oats encloses it.
Rolled Oats reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (74 vs 65) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 65, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 12, Rolled Oats is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (68 vs 65) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Rolled Oats reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Rolled Oats reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 12, Rolled Oats is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 45, Rolled Oats is decisively the brighter choice.
Rolled Oats reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Rolled Oats reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Rolled Oats reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Rolled Oats reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.