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BEHR · PPU14-17A

Behr Polar Frost#CCD5DA · LRV 65

Polar Frost reads as a blue / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr PPU14-17A actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

BEHR POLAR FROST
RGB 204, 213, 218 LRV 65

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Polar Frost
SKU PPU14-17A
Hex #CCD5DA
RGB 204, 213, 218
HSL 201°, 16%, 83%
LRV 65
Undertone blue / cool
Family Gray

About Behr Polar Frost

At LRV 65, Polar Frost is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Polar Frost is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Closest matches at every US brand

13 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.53
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6533 · #CBD5DB · ΔE 0.53 · LRV 65
SW 6526 · #CBD8E1 · ΔE 2.11 · LRV 67
SW 9136 · #CBD4D4 · ΔE 2.64 · LRV 65
SW 9054 · #C7D8DB · ΔE 3.67 · LRV 67
SW 9632 · #CED7D5 · ΔE 3.68 · LRV 66

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.85
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
Zen
PPG1040-1 · #CED8DE · ΔE 0.85 · LRV 68
PPG1165-2 · #CFD7DE · ΔE 1.35 · LRV 67
PPG1156-2 · #C9D7DE · ΔE 1.94 · LRV 66
PPG1035-2 · #C5D5D7 · ΔE 3.65 · LRV 64
PPG1144-2 · #CBD8D7 · ΔE 3.95 · LRV 67

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.96
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6338 · #CCD3D8 · ΔE 0.96 · LRV 60
DE6324 · #CFD5D7 · ΔE 1.68 · LRV 61
DE6317 · #CAD3D4 · ΔE 2.15 · LRV 59
DE5799 · #C7D7E0 · ΔE 2.76 · LRV 61
DE6345 · #D2D5DA · ΔE 2.78 · LRV 62

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.97
All gray at Dutch Boy →
340-1DB · #CAD4DB · ΔE 0.97 · LRV 65
338-1DB · #CBD8E1 · ΔE 2.11 · LRV 67
434-1DB · #CDD2D3 · ΔE 2.34 · LRV 64
432-1DB · #C8D9E0 · ΔE 3.03 · LRV 67
336-2DB · #C5D8DE · ΔE 3.78 · LRV 66

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.03
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
2128-60 · #CDD7DE · ΔE 1.03 · LRV 67
1619 · #C8D2D6 · ΔE 1.1 · LRV 62
CSP-515 · #CFD4D7 · ΔE 1.75 · LRV 65
1625 · #D0D8D9 · ΔE 2.1 · LRV 66
1639 · #C8D8D9 · ΔE 3.98 · LRV 66

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.19
All gray at Diamond Vogel →
0629 · #C9D4D8 · ΔE 1.19 · LRV 65
0622 · #C7D3DB · ΔE 1.65 · LRV 64
0517 · #D1D0D2 · ΔE 4.69 · LRV 64
0475 · #CCD4CF · ΔE 5.15 · LRV 64
0482 · #CBD7D2 · ΔE 5.6 · LRV 66

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.61
All gray at Valspar →
4003-3B · #CFD6DD · ΔE 1.61 · LRV 66.3
4005-3A · #C6D3DB · ΔE 1.87 · LRV 63.5
8004-36A · #CED9DB · ΔE 2.14 · LRV 68
V139-1 · #CED9DB · ΔE 2.14 · LRV 67.6
4007-1A · #CED3D2 · ΔE 3.16 · LRV 64.4

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.82
All gray at Kompozit →
0622 · #C5D2D9 · ΔE 1.82 · LRV 63
0629 · #C7D4D7 · ΔE 2.29 · LRV 64
0614 · #C8D9E5 · ΔE 3.65 · LRV 68
0530 · #D4D5D0 · ΔE 5.64 · LRV 66
0482 · #C7D6D0 · ΔE 6.61 · LRV 65

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.15
All gray at C2 Paint →
C2-738 · #CAD3D4 · ΔE 2.15 · LRV 64
C2-787 · #C6D2DD · ΔE 2.81 · LRV 63
C2-770 · #C5D1DC · ΔE 2.89 · LRV 63
C2-786 · #CCD4E1 · ΔE 4.06 · LRV 65
C2-723 · #CED7D4 · ΔE 4.2 · LRV 66

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.35
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 235 · #D1DADB · ΔE 2.35 · LRV 69
NO. 205 · #C9CFCD · ΔE 3.83 · LRV 61
NO. 277 · #D4D4D2 · ΔE 4.79 · LRV 66
NO. 274 · #D8D6CF · ΔE 7.05 · LRV 67
NO. 9814 · #CDD1C7 · ΔE 7.56 · LRV 63

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.19
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-31 · #CED0D3 · ΔE 3.19 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-07 · #D6D7D2 · ΔE 5.67 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-36 · #C2DADD · ΔE 6.01 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-69 · #D7DCD3 · ΔE 7.16 · LRV 70
PNT100-LT-18 · #D8D3CD · ΔE 7.54 · LRV 66

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.91
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-74 · #CCD0CE · ΔE 3.91 · LRV 62
JG-132 · #DAD8D1 · ΔE 7.1 · LRV 69
JG-98 · #D4CDD0 · ΔE 7.97 · LRV 62
JG-55 · #D1D1C5 · ΔE 8.66 · LRV 63
JG-67 · #CDDAC9 · ΔE 10.8 · LRV 67

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 9
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-LO · #A4C2D2 · ΔE 9 · LRV 51
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 11.39 · LRV 65
BD-CC · #E5DCC4 · ΔE 13.79 · LRV 73
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 17.38 · LRV 60
BD-BG · #E5BEB0 · ΔE 20.39 · LRV 53

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

The nearest shades to Polar Frost within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

PPU14-17 · LRV 65
PPU13-16 · LRV 66
MQ3-57 · LRV 67
MQ3-53 · LRV 66
MQ3-60 · LRV 65
ICC-35 · LRV 67

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CCD5DA in HSL space. Pair Polar Frost with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CCD5DA + #DAD1CC
TRIADIC
#CCD5DA · #DACCD5 · #D5DACC
ANALOGOUS
#CCDAD8 · #CCD5DA · #CCCEDA

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.49:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.1:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Behr Polar Frost Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Polar Frost from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Behr PPU14-17A directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Polar Frost

The closest Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Polar Frost is Mild Blue (SW 6533). At ΔE 0.53 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 65 vs 65). If Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Mild Blue and you'll get the same color. See the full Mild Blue swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Polar Frost

The closest Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Polar Frost is Shiny Nickel (DE6338). At ΔE 0.96 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue undertone and runs slightly darker (LRV 60 vs 65). If Dunn-Edwards is your counter, order Shiny Nickel and you'll get the same color. See the full Shiny Nickel swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Polar Frost

The closest Dutch Boy equivalent of Polar Frost is Iced Iris (340-1DB). At ΔE 0.97 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 65 vs 65). If Dutch Boy is your counter, order Iced Iris and you'll get the same color. See the full Iced Iris swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Polar Frost

Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Polished Cotton (0629), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.19). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 65 vs 65) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Polar Frost without repainting risk. See the full Polished Cotton swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Polar Frost

Valspar's nearest match is Orchid Ash (4003-3B), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.61). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 66.3 vs 65) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Polar Frost without repainting risk. See the full Orchid Ash swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Polar Frost

Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Lavender Wash (CSP-515), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.75). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 65 vs 65) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Polar Frost without repainting risk. See the full Lavender Wash swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Polar Frost

PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Bit Of Heaven (PPG1156-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.94). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 66 vs 65) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Polar Frost without repainting risk. See the full Bit Of Heaven swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Polar Frost

At C2 Paint, the closest color to Polar Frost is Overcast (C2-738) — very close at ΔE 2.15, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 65) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Overcast swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Polar Frost

At Kompozit, the closest color to Polar Frost is Polished Cotton (0629) — very close at ΔE 2.29, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 65) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Polished Cotton swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Polar Frost

At Clare, the closest color to Polar Frost is Wink (PNT100-LT-31) — very close at ΔE 3.19, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 63 vs 65) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Wink swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Polar Frost

Magnolia Home has no exact twin of Polar Frost. The nearest is Dark Moon (JG-74) at ΔE 3.91 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 62 vs 65). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Dark Moon swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Polar Frost

Farrow & Ball has no exact twin of Polar Frost. The nearest is Dimpse (NO. 277) at ΔE 4.79 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 66 vs 65). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Dimpse swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Polar Frost

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Polar Frost — the nearest deck color, Real Real (BD-RR), is clearly different (ΔE 11.39). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Behr PPU14-17A instead. See the full Real Real swatch →

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