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Behr Polar Bear (75): hex #F5F4EC, LRV and undertone

Polar Bear (75) from Behr is #F5F4EC with an LRV of 90. It measures as a true neutral white, and black text on it reaches 19.03:1.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

BehrPolar Bear75

Hex: #F5F4EC
RGB: 245, 244, 236
LRV: 90
Undertone: True neutral

LRV 90. Very light: brightens a room and works on ceilings and trim.

Almost no undertone (chroma 0.011): it reads as a clean white in most light.

Coordinating colors Behr suggests

Funny FaceM140-2
Green CharmP350-3
Off White73
Sunken PoolS440-1
White LavenderM550-1
Mild MintPPU11-12

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Behr on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Behr.

ColorPlum swatchPolar Bearvery pale, grayish yellow

HEX: #F5F4EC
RGB: rgb(245, 244, 236)
HSL: hsl(53, 31%, 94%)

Best text on it: black at 19.03:1

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Every code for Polar Bear

HEX#F5F4EC
RGBrgb(245, 244, 236)
HSLhsl(53, 31%, 94%)
HSV53°, 4%, 96%
CMYK0%, 0%, 4%, 4%
Lablab(96.1% -0.7 4)
OKLCHoklch(96.6% 0.011 100.8)
Decimal16119020

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Polar Bear in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#FEFEFD
80%#FDFDFB
70%#FCFCF9
60%#FBFBF7
50%#FAFAF6
40%#F9F8F4
30%#F8F7F2
20%#F7F6F0
10%#F6F5EE
Base#F5F4EC
10%#DDDCD4
20%#C4C3BD
30%#ACABA5
40%#93928E
50%#7B7A76
60%#62625E
70%#4A4947
80%#31312F
90%#191818

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#E9E8E1
20%#DEDDD6
30%#D2D1CC
40%#C6C6C1
50%#BBBAB6
60%#AFAEAB
70%#A3A3A0
80%#979796
90%#8C8C8B

Matching colors

Complementary

#F5F4EC
#ECEDF5

Analogous

#F5F0EC
#F5F4EC
#F2F5EC

Triadic

#F5F4EC
#ECF5F4
#F4ECF5

Split complementary

#F5F4EC
#ECF2F5
#F0ECF5

Tetradic (square)

#F5F4EC
#ECF5F0
#ECEDF5
#F5ECF2

Monochromatic

#C0BA88
#DBD7BA
#F5F4EC
#F8F7F2
#F8F7F2

Polar Bear in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Polar Bear with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Polar Bear
Triad #ECF5F4
Triad #F4ECF5
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Polar Bear in use

New collectionAutumn edit

Card body text stays dark for reading; polar bear carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Polar Bear

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#F5F4EC
Protanopia (no red cones)#F6F3EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#F6F4EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#F7F3F2

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.10:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	19.03:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.10:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	19.03:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.03:1	AA AA large AAA

Try a background

Export

:root {
  --polar-bear: #f5f4ec;
  --polar-bear-rgb: 245 244 236;
  --polar-bear-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Polar Bear is Behr color 75 and appears in the brand's "Our Most Popular Whites" group. Its hex is #F5F4EC and its RGB is 245, 244, 236. That is a very small spread between channels, the mark of a white with only a trace of warmth in it.

What the values show

HSL is hsl(53, 31%, 94%) and OKLCH is oklch(96.6% 0.011 100.8). With chroma at 0.011, Polar Bear measures as a true neutral, and the hue angle of 101 degrees means any lean at all is toward a faint cream. The LRV is 90, the lightest of the Behr whites on this site, so it brightens a room and suits ceilings and trim as readily as walls.

Coordinating colors

Behr names six: Funny Face (M140-2), Green Charm (P350-3), Off White (73), Sunken Pool (S440-1), White Lavender (M550-1) and Mild Mint (PPU11-12). None has a page here, so I give names and codes. Notice that most are pale tints, so the set describes a soft, light scheme rather than a high-contrast one.

Worked example

A small kitchen with little daylight is a good test. Polar Bear on the walls and ceiling at LRV 90 bounces whatever light there is back into the room. For the cabinets you might want a touch more warmth: Whisper White (HDC-MD-08) is ΔE 0.5 away, hard to tell apart, so the two would read as one color. Blank Canvas (DC-003) at 2.5 and Swiss Coffee (12) at 2.8 are visible steps warmer, which is what you want if the cabinets should stand slightly apart.

If this color is a button or card on a site, black text measures 19.03:1 and white text only 1.10:1.

Because the undertone is so slight, Polar Bear is the white many people reach for when they do not want to choose between warm and cool. It will not fight a gray rug or a cream sofa. Set against a pure paper white it looks a shade softer, and against a yellowish white it looks cleaner. That in-between quality is the whole appeal of a neutral white.

Other brands

Benjamin Moore Simply White (OC-117) is the nearest at ΔE 0.8, and White Dove (OC-17) follows at 1.3, both hard to tell apart on a wall. Sherwin-Williams Pure White (SW 7005) and Extra White (SW 7006) are each 1.9, also under 2.

Whites are where tiny differences feel biggest, because there is nothing else on the wall to hide behind. Hold real samples next to each other, and judge them on the wall where they will actually live.