Frosty White (SW 6196)
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Frosty White (SW 6196) is a light, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 72, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Frosty White
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Frosty White by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Frosty White, 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 | Sheep's Wool | 857 | 73.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Seagull Gray | N360-1 | 69 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gray Palisade | 7006-2 | 74 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Tundra Frost | 1009-1 | 75 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Frosty White (LRV 72) by LRV.
Lighter than Frosty White
Darker than Frosty White
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6196 |
| Hex | #DDDDD6 |
| RGB | 221, 221, 214 |
| HSL | 60°, 9%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.9, -1.2, 3.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Frosty White (SW 6196), published as #DDDDD6
#CBD3D4
#EFE7D6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Frosty White (SW 6196)?
- Frosty White has an LRV of 72. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Frosty White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Frosty White in another brand?
- Sheep's Wool (BM 857) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Frosty White warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Frosty White as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.4; 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.