Polar White

With an LRV of about 85, Polar White 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.

Polar White in other brands

• Polar Storm Dulux UK 1814540 White Very close ΔE 0.5
• Sea Benjamin Moore 2123-60 White Very close ΔE 0.5
• Havisham Johnstone's White Very close ΔE 0.5
• TVT F371 Tikkurila White Very close ΔE 0.5
• China Jewel Kelly-Moore WS61 White Very close ΔE 0.7
• Morning Song Glidden PPG1034-1 White Very close ΔE 0.7

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Ultra Pure White® Behr PR-W15 White
• Seagull Gray Behr N360-1 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 yellow
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Polar White warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -3.5 and b value of 0.4 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Dulux UK color to Polar White?

Polar Storm (1814540), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Polar White?

≈ 85. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.