Frost Bite (SW 9505)
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Frost Bite (SW 9505) is a very light, warm white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 88, so it reflects about 88 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Frost Bite
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Frost Bite by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Frost Bite, 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 | Pink Damask | 890 | 85.5 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Marshmallow | PPH-18 | 86.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cream Delight | 7002-14 | 86 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Vanilla Milkshake | 1015-1 | 84 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams white colors nearest to Frost Bite (LRV 88) by LRV.
Lighter than Frost Bite
Darker than Frost Bite
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9505 |
| Hex | #F6F0E5 |
| RGB | 246, 240, 229 |
| HSL | 39°, 49%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 88 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.0, 0.1, 6.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Frost Bite (SW 9505), published as #F6F0E5
#E4E6E3
#FFFAE5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Frost Bite (SW 9505)?
- Frost Bite has an LRV of 88. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Frost Bite is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Frost Bite in another brand?
- Marshmallow (Behr PPH-18) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Frost Bite warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Frost Bite as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.0; 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.