Frostwork (SW 0059)
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Frostwork (SW 0059) is a light, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Frostwork
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Frostwork by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Frostwork, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Tea Light | 471 | 60.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Sliced Cucumber | PPU10-11 | 61.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Sage Morsel | 5005-1C | 63 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Castaway | 1129-3 | 64 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Frostwork (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Frostwork
Darker than Frostwork
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0059 |
| Hex | #CBD0C2 |
| RGB | 203, 208, 194 |
| HSL | 81°, 13%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.8, -4.2, 6.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Frostwork (SW 0059), published as #CBD0C2
#BAC6C0
#DDDAC2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Frostwork (SW 0059)?
- Frostwork has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Frostwork is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Frostwork in another brand?
- Sage Morsel (Valspar 5005-1C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Frostwork warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Frostwork as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.