Polar Frost (BM 1506)
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Polar Frost (BM 1506) is a light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 71.5, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Polar Frost
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Polar Frost by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Polar 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 | Sagey | SW 6175 | 75 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Crushed Limestone | PPF-15 | 75.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ancient Olive | 6001-3A | 72 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cocoon | 1027-1 | 71 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Polar Frost (LRV 71.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Polar Frost
Darker than Polar Frost
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1506 |
| Hex | #E1DFCF |
| RGB | 225, 223, 207 |
| HSL | 53°, 23%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.6, -2.1, 8.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Polar Frost (BM 1506), published as #E1DFCF
#D0D5CD
#F3E9CF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Polar Frost (BM 1506)?
- Polar Frost has an LRV of 71.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Polar Frost is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Polar Frost in another brand?
- Crushed Limestone (Behr PPF-15) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Polar Frost warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Polar Frost as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.