First Snow

With an LRV of about 82, First Snow reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

First Snow in other brands

• Light Reflection Plascon Y6-A2-3 White Very close ΔE 0.0
• Sail White Nippon Paint NP OW 2215P White Very close ΔE 0.2
• Camphor Asian Paints 8260 White Very close ΔE 0.2
• Pink Slip C2 Paint C2-851 White Very close ΔE 0.2
• Hempel 15520 Hempel White Very close ΔE 0.4
• Luna Moon Hallman Lindsay 17 White Very close ΔE 0.5

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Ultra Pure White® Behr PR-W15 White
• Mortar Behr N380-1 Light Gray

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as white
• Protanopia Reads as white
• Tritanopia Reads as white
• Achromatopsia Reads as white

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns light orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is First Snow warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 4.1 and a value of -0.7 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Plascon color to First Snow?

Light Reflection (Y6-A2-3), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of First Snow?

≈ 82. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.