Icy Morn
457 · #CED9CC · LRV 67 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Palladian Blue60
- 3Icy Morn67
- 4Spatial White72
- 5Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Icy Morn, Really?
Icy Morn reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 457 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Icy Morn
Icy Morn 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Icy Morn
At LRV 67, Icy Morn is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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 Icy Morn 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 Benjamin Moore 457 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 | Pine FrostSW 9656 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.0 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Aspen MistICC-48 · Behr | 1.3 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Opal Fire8003-34B · Valspar | 1.9 | 65 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | TendernessPPG1133-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.6 | 67 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Softest Juniper50GY 66/111 · Glidden | 2.3 | 66 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Frosted Needles328-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.7 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Icy Morn within Benjamin Moore'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 #CED9CC in HSL space. Pair Icy Morn with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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