Match Frosted Steel

Dulux Frosted Steel is a light-reflective shade, cool in character with an LRV of 72. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Frosted Steel
Dulux
Frosted Steel
30BB 72/040#D6DCE0LRV 72Cool

Closest matches across every brand

One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.

Frosted Steel
Frosted Steel
Billowing Clouds
Billowing Clouds
Frosted Steel vs Billowing Clouds
Dulux
Frosted Steel
30BB 72/040 · LRV 72
PPG
Billowing Clouds
PPG1041-3 · LRV 72

With LRVs of 72 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.9Imperceptible
Frosted Steel
Frosted Steel
Rain Sky
Frosted Steel vs Rain Sky
Dulux
Frosted Steel
30BB 72/040 · LRV 72
Jotun
Rain Sky
4627 · LRV 69

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.0Imperceptible
Gray Cloud
Gray Cloud
Frosted Steel
Frosted Steel
Gray Cloud vs Frosted Steel
Benjamin Moore
Gray Cloud
2126-60 · LRV 70
Dulux
Frosted Steel
30BB 72/040 · LRV 72

With LRVs of 72 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.1Subtle
Frosted Steel
Frosted Steel
Starry Night
Frosted Steel vs Starry Night
Dulux
Frosted Steel
30BB 72/040 · LRV 72
Sherwin-Williams
Starry Night
6540 · LRV 69

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Frosted Steel
Frosted Steel
Bungalow
Frosted Steel vs Bungalow
Dulux
Frosted Steel
30BB 72/040 · LRV 72
Tikkurila
Bungalow
G500 · LRV 73

With LRVs of 73 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.7Subtle
Frosted Steel
Snail Trail
Frosted Steel
Snail Trail
Dulux
Frosted Steel
30BB 72/040 · LRV 72
Dulux
Snail Trail
04BB 75/027 · LRV 75

A 3-point LRV gap (75 vs 72) makes Snail Trail the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.7Subtle
Frosted Steel
Frosted Steel
Borrowed Light
Borrowed Light
Frosted Steel vs Borrowed Light
Dulux
Frosted Steel
30BB 72/040 · LRV 72
Farrow & Ball
Borrowed Light
235 · LRV 69

With LRVs of 72 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
Frosted Steel
Frosted Steel
RAL 860-1
RAL 860-1
Frosted Steel vs RAL 860-1
Dulux
Frosted Steel
30BB 72/040 · LRV 72
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 860-1
RAL 860-1 · LRV 70

With LRVs of 72 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
Ocean Crest
Ocean Crest
Frosted Steel
Frosted Steel
Ocean Crest vs Frosted Steel
Cloverdale Paint
Ocean Crest
0502 · LRV 71
Dulux
Frosted Steel
30BB 72/040 · LRV 72

With LRVs of 72 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
Solemn Silence
Frosted Steel
Frosted Steel
Solemn Silence vs Frosted Steel
Behr
Solemn Silence
PPU26-12 · LRV 67
Dulux
Frosted Steel
30BB 72/040 · LRV 72

Frosted Steel reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.6Subtle
Frosted Steel
Frosted Steel
Gauze - Mid
Gauze - Mid
Frosted Steel vs Gauze - Mid
Dulux
Frosted Steel
30BB 72/040 · LRV 72
Little Greene
Gauze - Mid
164 · LRV 79

A 7-point LRV gap (79 vs 72) makes Gauze - Mid the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.2Noticeable
Frosted Steel
Frosted Steel
S 1000-N
S 1000-N
Frosted Steel vs S 1000-N
Dulux
Frosted Steel
30BB 72/040 · LRV 72
NCS
S 1000-N
S 1000-N · LRV 74

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.2Noticeable
Frosted Steel
Frosted Steel
Touch of Spring
Frosted Steel vs Touch of Spring
Dulux
Frosted Steel
30BB 72/040 · LRV 72
Valspar
Touch of Spring
T666 · LRV 69

A 3-point LRV gap (72 vs 69) makes Frosted Steel the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.0Noticeable
Frosted Steel
Frosted Steel
Telegrey 4
Telegrey 4
Frosted Steel vs Telegrey 4
Dulux
Frosted Steel
30BB 72/040 · LRV 72
RAL ClassicClassic
Telegrey 4
RAL 7047 · LRV 59

Frosted Steel reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 59), opening up a space where Telegrey 4 encloses it. At ΔE 6.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.8Noticeable