Ice Drop
M530-1 · #D2DFEA · LRV 72 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Ice Drop, Really?
Ice Drop reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr M530-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Ice Drop
Ice Drop is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Ice Drop
At LRV 72, Ice Drop is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Ice Drop are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr M530-1 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Violet VignetteSW 7137 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sheer BlissCSP-545 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Slipstream8001-45A · Valspar | 1.8 | 73 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Haunting HuePPG1243-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.4 | 73 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Haunting HuePPG1243-2 · Glidden | 0.5 | 73 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Arctic Blue140-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.5 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Ice Drop within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #D2DFEA in HSL space. Pair Ice Drop with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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