Vanilla Frost (Behr BWC-23)
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Vanilla Frost (Behr BWC-23) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 81.7, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Vanilla Frost
Four Behr colors picked for Vanilla Frost 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 Vanilla Frost, 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 | Medici Ivory | SW 7558 | 82 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Florida Beaches | 900 | 82 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Bermuda Sand | 7002-10 | 82 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Elegant Ivory | 1081-1 | 80 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Vanilla Frost (LRV 81.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Vanilla Frost
Darker than Vanilla Frost
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BWC-23 |
| Hex | #F3E8D7 |
| RGB | 243, 232, 215 |
| HSL | 36°, 54%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.4, 0.9, 9.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Vanilla Frost (Behr BWC-23), published as #F3E8D7
#E2DED5
#FFF2D7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Vanilla Frost (Behr BWC-23)?
- Vanilla Frost has an LRV of 81.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Vanilla Frost is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Vanilla Frost in another brand?
- Bermuda Sand (Valspar 7002-10) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Vanilla Frost warm or cool?
- Behr lists Vanilla Frost as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.6; 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.