Icicle (SW 6238)
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Icicle (SW 6238) is a light, neutral off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Icicle
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Icicle by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Icicle, 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 | Whirlpool | 1436 | 74.6 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Beach Wind | ECC-32-2 | 74.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Tsunami Sky | 7004-4 | 72 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Spring Thaw | 1013-2 | 71 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Icicle (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Icicle
Darker than Icicle
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6238 |
| Hex | #DBDFE0 |
| RGB | 219, 223, 224 |
| HSL | 192°, 7%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.6, -1.2, -1.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Icicle (SW 6238), published as #DBDFE0
#C9D5DE
#EEE9E0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Icicle (SW 6238)?
- Icicle has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Icicle is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Icicle in another brand?
- Beach Wind (Behr ECC-32-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Icicle warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Icicle as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.0; 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.