Ice Cube (SW 6252)
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Ice Cube (SW 6252) is a light, neutral off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ice Cube
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Ice Cube 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 Ice Cube, 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 | Mountainscape | 870 | 78.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Silver Polish | BL-W13 | 75.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Silver Dust | 7004-19 | 77 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Aria | 1001-2 | 77 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Ice Cube (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Ice Cube
Darker than Ice Cube
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6252 |
| Hex | #E3E4E1 |
| RGB | 227, 228, 225 |
| HSL | 80°, 5%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.4, -0.9, 1.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ice Cube (SW 6252), published as #E3E4E1
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#F5EEE1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ice Cube (SW 6252)?
- Ice Cube has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ice Cube is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Ice Cube in another brand?
- Aria (PPG 1001-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ice Cube warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Ice Cube as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.3; 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.