Behr Frost 57
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| Code: | 57 |
| Name: | Frost |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Frost?
Behr Frost 57 is a very pale off-white with a soft gray cast and a faint greenish undertone visible beside warmer creams. Its high lightness keeps walls looking open and clean without reading as stark, blue-white white. In bright daylight, Frost appears nearly white; under softer evening lighting, its muted gray-green note becomes a little more noticeable. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and living areas where a quiet, low-contrast backdrop is wanted. Pair it with warm oak, natural linen, matte black hardware, or deeper olive and charcoal accents for definition.
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What are Behr Frost undertones?
Frost is a near-white, near-neutral neutral off-white. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.
HEX value:
RGB code:
239, 240, 236
Is Behr Frost cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 75°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
57 Frost HSL code: 75, 12%, 93%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Frost
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Frost:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Frost with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 255, such as Behr Mardi Gras and Hyacinth Arbor.
LRV of Frost
Frost has an LRV of 86.55% and refers to White colors that reflect almost all light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 86.55%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #eff0ec |
| RGB Decimal | 239, 240, 236 |
| RGB Percent | 93.73%, 94.12%, 92.55% |
| HSV | Hue: 75° Saturation: 1.67% Value: 94.12% |
| HSL | hsl(75, 12, 93) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.42 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 1.67 Key: 5.88 |
| YIQ | Y: 239.245 I: 0.689 Q: -1.456 |
| XYZ | X: 81.893 Y: 86.727 Z: 91.76 |
| CIE Lab | L:94.622 a:-1.04 b:1.816 |
| CIE Luv | L:94.622 u:-0.342 v:2.971 |
| Decimal | 15724780 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.127, -6.005, 6.77 |
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