Frosty White
Sherwin-Williams Frosty White (6196) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its neutral temperature leaves room for surrounding materials and light to pull the color warmer or cooler. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#DDDDD6LRV
71.94
Frosty White's Color Strip
Frosty White is the fourth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Fleur De Sel and Ethereal White. The strip spans from Spare White at the lightest end to Nuance at the deepest. Strip 258 makes it easy to compare shades side by side and find the right depth for your space.
Frosty White in Rooms
Follow Frosty White from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 6 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 House Photo
1 house image place Frosty White (6196) in an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky. Its LRV of 71.9 gives it a light-reflective character, though shadows and neighboring finishes can still draw out surprising depth.
Exterior trim in Frosty White defines architectural details beautifully.
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5 Living Room Photos
5 living room images trace Frosty White (6196) through the room’s shift from daytime energy to evening calm. Its place within Living Well hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
Walls dressed in Frosty White keep this living room feeling fresh.
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Living room painted Frosty White maximizes light and opens the space.
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Frosty White walls brighten the living room with crisp, clean tones.
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Bright Frosty White creates a luminous backdrop for modern furnishings.
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Trim and walls in Frosty White establish crisp, classic elegance.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 84 vs 72, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 46, Frosty White is decisively the brighter choice.
Frosty White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 15), opening up a space where Thunderous encloses it.
Trim Color
At LRV 84 vs 72, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 72 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (75 vs 72) makes Glacier Bay the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 72 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (76 vs 72) makes Ethereal White the marginally brighter of the two.
Spare White reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 73 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Frosty White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
Frosty White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 28), opening up a space where Dusty Heather encloses it.
Frosty White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Purple Passage encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 4, Frosty White is decisively the brighter choice.
Frosty White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 35), opening up a space where Vesper Violet encloses it.
Frosty White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 13), opening up a space where Mesmerize encloses it.
Lady's Slipper reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (75 vs 72) makes Glacier Bay the marginally brighter of the two.
White Sail reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Spare White reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Frosty White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 50), opening up a space where Soft Sage encloses it.
Frosty White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 58), opening up a space where Aloof Gray encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (72 vs 61) makes Frosty White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 38, Frosty White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (72 vs 60) makes Frosty White the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Like shadows in the snow, this bright, cool white evokes a powerful calm. Works wonderfully in bedrooms and transition spaces.
Attributed to Sherwin-Williams catalog data.