Polar Ice (BM 1660)
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Polar Ice (BM 1660) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 73.7, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Polar Ice
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Polar Ice 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 Ice, 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 | Iceberg | SW 6798 | 76 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | April Winds | PPH-41 | 74.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ice Rink Blue | 4007-5A | 77 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Aloof | 1154-2 | 74 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Polar Ice (LRV 73.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Polar Ice
Darker than Polar Ice
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1660 |
| Hex | #D4E2E4 |
| RGB | 212, 226, 228 |
| HSL | 188°, 23%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.9, -4.3, -2.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Polar Ice (BM 1660), published as #D4E2E4
#C2D8E2
#E7ECE4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Polar Ice (BM 1660)?
- Polar Ice has an LRV of 73.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Polar Ice is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Polar Ice in another brand?
- Iceberg (SW 6798) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Polar Ice warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Polar Ice as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.6; 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.