Polar Bear (Behr 75)
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Polar Bear (Behr 75) is a very light, neutral white from Behr: LRV 90.2, so it reflects about 90 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Polar Bear
Four Behr colors picked for Polar Bear by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Polar Bear, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | White Snow | SW 9541 | 90 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Simply White | 2143-70 | 89.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Swiss Coffee | 7002-16 | 87 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Crumb Cookie | 18-01 | 87 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr white colors nearest to Polar Bear (LRV 90.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Polar Bear
Darker than Polar Bear
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 75 |
| Hex | #F5F4EC |
| RGB | 245, 244, 236 |
| HSL | 53°, 31%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 90.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.1, -1.0, 4.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Polar Bear (Behr 75), published as #F5F4EC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Polar Bear (Behr 75)?
- Polar Bear has an LRV of 90.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Polar Bear is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Polar Bear in another brand?
- Simply White (BM 2143-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Polar Bear warm or cool?
- Behr lists Polar Bear as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.0; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.