Bit Of Sugar (Behr PR-W14) vs Polar Bear (SW 7564)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Bit Of Sugar, LRV 88.8 vs 74.
- Warmer
- Polar Bear (Lab b* 11.4 vs 3.1). Bit Of Sugar reads neutral white; Polar Bear reads warm white.
- North rooms
- Bit Of Sugar: keeps more brightness (L* 91.6 vs 85.1 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.8 vs 4.5).
- Trim that works
- Nano White Behr HDC-MD-06, #F2F0EA, LRV 87.1 (estimated): the Behr white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 7.4, clearly different. At 7.4, treat them as different colors.
See each color
Bit Of Sugar (Behr PR-W14) is lighter than Polar Bear (SW 7564) and much cooler: LRV 88.8 vs 74, deltaE 7.4 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Bit Of Sugar | Polar Bear | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Behr | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | PR-W14 | SW 7564 | |
| Hex | #F4F2EC | #E8DFCA | |
| RGB | 244, 242, 236 | 232, 223, 202 | |
| HSL | 45°, 27%, 94% | 42°, 39%, 85% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 88.8 (est.) | 74 | +14.8 |
| Lab L* | 95.5 | 89.0 | +6.5 |
| Lab a* | -0.4 | -0.4 | +0.0 |
| Lab b* | 3.1 | 11.4 | −8.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Yellow | |
| Temperature | neutral | warm | |
| Color family | White | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bit Of Sugar (Behr PR-W14), published as #F4F2EC
#E2E8EA
#FFFCEC
Polar Bear (SW 7564), published as #E8DFCA
#D7D5C8
#FAE9CA
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Bit Of Sugar (Behr PR-W14) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 14.8 LRV points lighter (88.8 vs 74), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Bit Of Sugar (Behr PR-W14) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 3.1 against 11.4, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Polar Bear (SW 7564) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 11.4), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Bit Of Sugar in other brands
Closest matches to Polar Bear in other brands
Common questions
- Is Bit Of Sugar the same color as Polar Bear?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 7.4. Bit Of Sugar and Polar Bear are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Bit Of Sugar or Polar Bear?
- Bit Of Sugar, with an LRV of 88.8 against 74.
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Sources: Bit Of Sugar: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value; Polar Bear: 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.