Frosted Toffee (BM 988)
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Frosted Toffee (BM 988) is a light, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 63.9, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Frosted Toffee
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Frosted Toffee by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Frosted Toffee, 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 | Kestrel White | SW 7516 | 68 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Coconut Ice | OR-W06 | 66.6 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Clay Angel | 7002-1 | 69 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Casual Elegance | 1075-3 | 67 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Frosted Toffee (LRV 63.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Frosted Toffee
Darker than Frosted Toffee
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 988 |
| Hex | #DED3C6 |
| RGB | 222, 211, 198 |
| HSL | 32°, 27%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.1, 1.6, 7.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Frosted Toffee (BM 988), published as #DED3C6
#CDC9C4
#F0DDC6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Frosted Toffee (BM 988)?
- Frosted Toffee has an LRV of 63.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Frosted Toffee is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Frosted Toffee in another brand?
- Casual Elegance (PPG 1075-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Frosted Toffee warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Frosted Toffee as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.8; 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.