A soft, milky white that looks bright and clean by day and settles into a cozy off-white under lamplight. Its high reflectance makes small or dim rooms feel larger. A favorite for walls, trim and ceilings when pure white feels too sharp.
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Undertone: Milky white with a faint warm undertone.
LRV 90: Polar Bear is a very light color that reflects most of the light in a room.
Where to use it: Walls, trim, ceiling.
Behr colors that work with Polar Bear on walls, trim and accents.
The closest matches to Polar Bear from Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore, by digital color value. ΔE measures the visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable.
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The digital hex value for Behr Polar Bear (75) is #F5F4EC, which is rgb(245, 244, 236). Use it for mockups and digital design; a physical sample is the only reliable way to judge the paint itself.
Behr Polar Bear has an LRV (light reflectance value) of 90. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white), so Polar Bear is a very light color that reflects most of the light in a room.
Polar Bear has a milky white with a faint warm undertone undertone. By its digital value it sits on the warm side, but north-facing light will cool it down and warm bulbs will warm it up, so test a sample in the room where you plan to use it.
The closest Sherwin-Williams color to Behr Polar Bear is White Snow (SW 9541, #F5F4EE), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 1.0). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.
The closest Benjamin Moore color to Behr Polar Bear is Simply White (OC-117, #F6F6ED), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 0.9). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.