Oats and Honey
V092-2 · #EAC892 · LRV 60.8 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Oats and Honey60.8
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Oats and Honey, Really?
Oats and Honey reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V092-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Oats and Honey
Oats and Honey 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Oats and Honey
At LRV 60.8, Oats and Honey 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.
Most complaints about Oats and Honey are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Valspar V092-2 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Humble GoldSW 6380 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 61 | Color page → |
| Behr | AbstractM320-4 · Behr | 2.8 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Goldfinch187 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 56 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Antique CreamPPG12-11 · PPG / Glidden | 3.1 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Antique CreamPPG12-11 · Glidden | 2.8 | 61 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Urchin Shell220-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.8 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Oats and Honey within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #EAC892 in HSL space. Pair Oats and Honey with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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