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VALSPAR · 6006-1B

Valspar Oatbran#CEC1AE · LRV 54.3

Oatbran reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 6006-1B actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR OATBRAN
RGB 206, 193, 174 LRV 54.3

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Oatbran
SKU 6006-1B
Hex #CEC1AE
RGB 206, 193, 174
HSL 36°, 25%, 75%
LRV 54.3
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Valspar Oatbran

At LRV 54.3, Oatbran is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Oatbran is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Cantera
SKU 0343 · #CEC5AF · LRV 56
ΔE 2.78 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.41
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 211
#CEC1AD
Stony Ground
ΔE 0.41 · LRV 54
NO. 283
#C9BEAB
Drop Cloth
ΔE 1.31 · LRV 52
NO. 4
#CFC3AD
Old White
ΔE 1.53 · LRV 55
NO. 15
#CEC3AD
Bone
ΔE 1.87 · LRV 55
NO. 229
#CCBFB3
Elephant's Breath
ΔE 3.17 · LRV 53

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.51
All neutral at Behr →
HDC-AC-10
#CCBFAC
Bungalow Beige
ΔE 0.51 · LRV 53
UL170-7
#CEBFAB
Cabo
ΔE 0.97 · LRV 53
HDC-NT-13
#D0C2B1
Merino Wool
ΔE 1.21 · LRV 55
UL170-8
#CAC1B0
Washed Khaki
ΔE 1.81 · LRV 54
QE-11
#D2BFAE
Autumn Haze
ΔE 3.31 · LRV 54

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.73
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7547
#CBBFAD
Sandbar
ΔE 0.73 · LRV 53
SW 7532
#CFC0AB
Urban Putty
ΔE 0.97 · LRV 54
SW 7542
#CBC0AD
Naturel
ΔE 1.05 · LRV 53
SW 7527
#D0BFAA
Nantucket Dune
ΔE 1.73 · LRV 54
SW 7511
#CDBFB0
Bungalow Beige
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 53

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.79
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
CSP-315
#CEC0AE
Royal Flax
ΔE 0.79 · LRV
HC-80
#CDC0A8
Bleeker Beige
ΔE 2.02 · LRV 52
1025
#D1C0AF
Chocolate Mousse
ΔE 2.42 · LRV
976
#CAC4B0
Coastal Fog
ΔE 3.66 · LRV 53
CC-520
#CAC4B0
Florentine Plaster
ΔE 3.66 · LRV 53

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.04
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC752
#CCBEAC
Birchwood
ΔE 1.04 · LRV 53
DEC767
#D2C5AE
Riverbed
ΔE 1.85 · LRV 57
DEC747
#D5C3AD
Sahara
ΔE 2.21 · LRV 56
DEC746
#D5BFA5
Apache Tan
ΔE 3.78 · LRV 54
DE6234
#C5C0AC
Serene Thought
ΔE 4.2 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.37
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-109
#C5BBAC
Solid Wood
ΔE 2.37 · LRV 50
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 2.46 · LRV 58
JG-133
#C6BBB2
Cinnamon Sugar
ΔE 4.51 · LRV 51
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 5.33 · LRV 54
JG-56
#BEC3B2
Clean Lines
ΔE 8.57 · LRV 53

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.4
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
15-28
#CBC1B4
Great Gray
ΔE 2.4 · LRV 54
1023-3
#C9BFB2
Ashen
ΔE 2.46 · LRV 53
1076-3
#D0C2B4
Gotta Have It
ΔE 2.49 · LRV 55
1020-3
#CEC1B5
Whippet
ΔE 3.15 · LRV 55
14-26
#C8C0AA
Hideaway
ΔE 3.18 · LRV 53

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.08
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 4.08 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 6.12 · LRV 49
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 7.81 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 8.56 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 8.64 · LRV 54

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.23
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 4.23 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 7.79 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 11.47 · LRV 53
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 13.07 · LRV 60
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 20.1 · LRV 51

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

The nearest shades to Oatbran within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

T567
Elk Antler
LRV 54.8
8005-5B
Soft Pelican
LRV 55
M302
Ancient Relic
LRV 55.3
8005-9B
Cookie Dough
LRV 54
8004-23B
Snake Charmer
LRV 54
V133-3
Shaggy Dog
LRV 55.6

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CEC1AE in HSL space. Pair Oatbran with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CEC1AE + #AEBBCE
TRIADIC
#CEC1AE · #AECEC1 · #C1AECE
ANALOGOUS
#CEB1AE · #CEC1AE · #CBCEAE

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.77:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.86:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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