Alpine Frost (Behr BWC-28)
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Alpine Frost (Behr BWC-28) is a light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 72.7, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Alpine Frost
Four Behr colors picked for Alpine 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 Alpine 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 | Nonchalant White | SW 6161 | 72 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Going to the Chapel | 1527 | 71.7 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | City Steam | 7006-5 | 73 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Rain Cloud | 1125-1 | 75 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Alpine Frost (LRV 72.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Alpine Frost
Darker than Alpine Frost
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BWC-28 |
| Hex | #E0DED2 |
| RGB | 224, 222, 210 |
| HSL | 51°, 18%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.3, -1.4, 6.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Alpine Frost (Behr BWC-28), published as #E0DED2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Alpine Frost (Behr BWC-28)?
- Alpine Frost has an LRV of 72.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Alpine Frost is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Alpine Frost in another brand?
- Going to the Chapel (BM 1527) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Alpine Frost warm or cool?
- Behr lists Alpine Frost as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.1; 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.