#E6EFF5
P3 Formula

Frostbite

Privateer Press Formula P3

acrylic
white

Color Information

HEX

#E6EFF5

RGB

230, 239, 245

LAB

93.9, -1.9, -3.9

Closest catalog-color match

Cold Flesh by Army Painter (ΔE 1.6)

Compatibility unverified: application: both products not recorded or recognized; effect: both products not recorded or recognized; finish: both products not recorded or recognized; opacity: both products not recorded or recognized. ΔE 1.6 gives a very small catalog color gap. Check product specifications before substituting.

Frostbite catalog data

More from P3 Formula

Frostbite by P3 Formula is cataloged as acrylic, Privateer Press Formula P3 in the white color family.

Catalog color data: HEX #E6EFF5, RGB 230/239/245, and CIELAB 93.9/-1.9/-3.9. These values describe the listed digital color and can differ from dried paint under real-world lighting.

PaintAtlas lists 18 related catalog colors for this paint. ΔE measures the distance between the listed digital color values only; it does not describe opacity, finish behavior, or how the paint covers a surface. Cross-class matches, such as metallic against conventional paint, are shown as digital color only and are never presented as verified substitutes.

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Technical Color Analysis

Frostbite is a very light muted white with very light value (L*: 93.9). This neutral color has achromatic saturation (chroma: 4.3), making it excellent for highlights and focal points and great for realistic, weathered effects.

LightnessL* 93.9

Very Light

Temperatureneutral

neutral

SaturationC* 4.3

Achromatic

Near-white color ideal for extreme highlights, light effects, and maximum contrast points.

Balanced temperature that works harmoniously with both warm and cool palettes. Versatile for various applications.

Nearly colorless/grey. Perfect for desaturated subjects like stone, ash, or neutral fabrics.

Recommended Undercoats

White or Light Grey

Light colors cover best and show truest over light primers

Layering & Paint Order Guide

Highlight Paint
90% confidence

Very light value perfect for edge highlights and brightest points

Suggested Layer Progression

Shadow
Base
Layer
Highlight

This paint works best as a highlight in your layering sequence.

Use Before (Shadows/Base)

Search for darker variants of this color family for shadow layers.

Layering Tips

  • Apply each layer to progressively smaller areas, leaving previous layers visible
  • Maintain consistent light direction across all layers
  • Thin paints for smoother transitions between layers