Frosty White
Sherwin-Williams 6196
- HEX
- #DDDDD6
- RGB
- 221, 221, 214
- LAB
- 87.9, -1.2, 3.4
- LRV
- ≈ 72
- Family
- Light Gray, neutral
- Nearest RAL
- 9002 Grey White
With an LRV of about 72, Frosty 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. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.
Frosty White in other brands
- Vintage Linen Dulux Australia SW1B5 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
- Lady Nicole Dutch DCP-0030 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
- Fawn (CT) Crown C5710D Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
- Siberian Snowflake Vista K-847 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
- Winter Garden Kelly-Moore KM3841-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
- White Poetry Jotun 8394 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
- Arcade White Sherwin-Williams 7100 White
- Silver Strand Sherwin-Williams 7057 Light Gray
- Very close ΔE 0.0
How it looks with color blindness
- Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
- Protanopia Reads as light gray
- Tritanopia Reads as light gray
- Achromatopsia Reads as light gray
Under different light
- Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns light orange
- Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
- Daylight, 6500 K As listed
Questions
Is Frosty White warm or cool?
Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -1.2 and b value of 3.4 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.
What is the closest Dulux Australia color to Frosty White?
Vintage Linen (SW1B5), at ΔE 0.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Frosty White?
≈ 72. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.