S 0502-Y vs Frost Bite
S 0502-Y is a NCS color while Frost Bite comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 87 and 88, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 0.8, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
S 0502-Y vs Frost Bite in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. S 0502-Y and Frost Bite are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Mudroom
A mudroom color needs to hold up under the most casual scrutiny: a glance as you're coming and going, often in mixed or artificial light. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
S 0502-Y vs Frost Bite Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see S 0502-Y on one side and Frost Bite on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More S 0502-Y comparisons
See how S 0502-Y stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
S 0502-Y reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 87 vs 52, S 0502-Y is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 30, S 0502-Y is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 60, S 0502-Y is decisively the brighter choice.
S 0502-Y reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
S 0502-Y reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 43, S 0502-Y is decisively the brighter choice.
S 0502-Y reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
S 0502-Y reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (87 vs 84) makes S 0502-Y the marginally brighter of the two.
S 0502-Y reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
S 0502-Y reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
S 0502-Y reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
S 0502-Y reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
S 0502-Y reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
S 0502-Y reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 31, S 0502-Y is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 7, S 0502-Y is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 24, S 0502-Y is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 57, S 0502-Y is decisively the brighter choice.