Frostine (BM AF-5)

Frostine BM AF-5#EEF1EB, LRV 86.3
Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Frostine AF-5 (simulated)
Living room, walls in Frostine

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Frostine (BM AF-5) is a very light, neutral white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 86.3, so it reflects about 86 percent of the light that hits it.

Colors that go with Frostine

Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Frostine 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 Frostine, 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.

BrandClosest colorCodeLRVdeltaEHow close
Sherwin-WilliamsSnowbeltSW 9623870.5indistinguishable
BehrMineral SpringECC-65-287.60.9indistinguishable
ValsparBlanched Pine7005-15831.5very close
PPG PaintsShooting Star1154-1860.6indistinguishable

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

Color data

BrandBenjamin Moore
Color codeAF-5
Hex#EEF1EB
RGB238, 241, 235
HSL90°, 18%, 93%
LRV (light reflectance value)86.3
Lab L*, a*, b*94.8, -2.1, 2.5
UndertoneNeutral
Temperatureneutral
Color familyWhite

Same paint, two kinds of light

Frostine (BM AF-5), published as #EEF1EB

North light (cool, indirect)
#DCE7E9
South light (warm, direct)
#FFFBEB

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Common questions

What is the LRV of Frostine (BM AF-5)?
Frostine has an LRV of 86.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Frostine is a very light color.
What is the closest match to Frostine in another brand?
Snowbelt (SW 9623) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
Is Frostine warm or cool?
Benjamin Moore lists Frostine as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.5; 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.

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