Frostbite
DE6274 · #ECEBE5 · LRV 77 — warm yellow tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Heirloom Shade63
- 2First Star69
- 3Frostbite77
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Frostbite, Really?
Frostbite reads as a warm yellow tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6274 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Frostbite
Frostbite shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Frostbite
Frostbite is very light — LRV 77, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its yellow 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Frostbite 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 Dunn-Edwards DE6274 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 | SnowboundSW 7004 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.3 | 83 | Color page → |
| Behr | White52 · Behr | 0.6 | 83 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | White Violet1408 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 82 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pearly GatesV158 · Valspar | 0.5 | 82.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Commercial WhitePPG1025-1 · PPG / Glidden | 0.5 | 83 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Commercial WhitePPG1025-1 · Glidden | 0.2 | 84 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Frostbite within Dunn-Edwards'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 #ECEBE5 in HSL space. Pair Frostbite with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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