Frosted Sage (Behr N400-2)
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Frosted Sage (Behr N400-2) is a light, warm green from Behr: LRV 61.6, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Frosted Sage
Four Behr colors picked for Frosted Sage by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Frosted Sage, 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 | Slow Green | SW 6456 | 64 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Crystalline | AF-485 | 62.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mellow Spring | 5007-3B | 63 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Falling Star | 1129-2 | 64 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr green colors nearest to Frosted Sage (LRV 61.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Frosted Sage
Darker than Frosted Sage
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | N400-2 |
| Hex | #C6D1C4 |
| RGB | 198, 209, 196 |
| HSL | 111°, 12%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.7, -6.1, 5.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Frosted Sage (Behr N400-2), published as #C6D1C4
#B4C7C2
#D8DBC4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Frosted Sage (Behr N400-2)?
- Frosted Sage has an LRV of 61.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Frosted Sage is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Frosted Sage in another brand?
- Crystalline (BM AF-485) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Frosted Sage warm or cool?
- Behr lists Frosted Sage as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.2; 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.