Polar Bear (SW 7564)
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Polar Bear (SW 7564) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Polar Bear
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Polar Bear by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Polar Bear, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Natural Wicker | 950 | 72.1 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Ivory Paper | MQ3-12 | 73.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Daybreak | 6008-3A | 73 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Navajo White | 1101-2 | 73 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Polar Bear (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Polar Bear
Darker than Polar Bear
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7564 |
| Hex | #E8DFCA |
| RGB | 232, 223, 202 |
| HSL | 42°, 39%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.0, -0.4, 11.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Polar Bear (SW 7564), published as #E8DFCA
#D7D5C8
#FAE9CA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Polar Bear (SW 7564)?
- Polar Bear has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Polar Bear is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Polar Bear in another brand?
- Natural Wicker (BM 950) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Polar Bear warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Polar Bear as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.4; 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.