Frosted Garden
DE5596 · #E2F7D9 · LRV 81 — cool green tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Urban Nature51
- 2Soft Fern57
- 3Frosted Garden81
- 4Frosty Lime89
- 5Mint Hint95
What Color Is Frosted Garden, Really?
Frosted Garden reads as a cool green tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5596 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Frosted Garden
Frosted Garden 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Frosted Garden
Frosted Garden is very light — LRV 81, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Frosted Garden 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 DE5596 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Relaxing Green440E-1 · Behr | 1.6 | 89 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Lime Sorbet2032-70 · Benjamin Moore | 3.5 | 88 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Mint Mist6004-7A · Valspar | 4.7 | 82 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Mirror Lake Green30GY 83/150 · Glidden | 2.6 | 83 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Milky Green126-2DB · Dutch Boy | 4.7 | 83 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Maison Verte0761 · Diamond Vogel | 4.3 | 83 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Frosted Garden 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 #E2F7D9 in HSL space. Pair Frosted Garden with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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