Ice Cube

With an LRV of about 77, Ice Cube 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.

Ice Cube in other brands

• Nitro Gray Nippon Paint NP N 2984P Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.4
• Aria Glidden PPG1001-2 White Very close ΔE 0.5
• Aria PPG 1001-2 White Very close ΔE 0.5
• Hard Truth Nerolac 5047 White Very close ΔE 0.5
• Silver Dust Valspar 7004-19 White Very close ΔE 0.6
• Beryl Pearl Hallman Lindsay 509 White Very close ΔE 0.6

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• High Reflective White Sherwin-Williams 7757 White
• Misty Sherwin-Williams 6232 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 light orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Ice Cube warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -0.9 and b value of 1.3 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Nippon Paint color to Ice Cube?

Nitro Gray (NP N 2984P), at ΔE 0.4. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Ice Cube?

≈ 77. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.