Permafrost

With an LRV of about 78, Permafrost 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.

Permafrost in other brands

• Blue Ash Jotun 4399 White Very close ΔE 0.4
• Ancient Eye Kelly-Moore KM301-L White Very close ΔE 0.6
• Dreamy Space Vista K-151 White Very close ΔE 0.7
• Cumulus Pratt & Lambert 24-2 White Very close ΔE 0.8
• Holiday Blues 6 Dulux UK 1186802 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Sooth The Soul Berger Paints 5P2250 White Very close ΔE 0.8

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Maui Mist Behr BL-W10 White
• Tranquil Sea Behr PPL-73 Light Gray

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Permafrost warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -3.9 and a value of -4.9 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Jotun color to Permafrost?

Blue Ash (4399), at ΔE 0.4. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Permafrost?

≈ 78. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.