Frosty Fog
DE5917 · #DEE1E9 · LRV 69 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Superwhite0
- 2Heirloom Shade63
- 3Frosty Fog69
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Frosty Fog, Really?
Frosty Fog reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5917 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Frosty Fog
Frosty Fog 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 Frosty Fog
At LRV 69, Frosty Fog 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 Frosty Fog 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 DE5917 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 | White IrisSW 6812 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 76 | Color page → |
| Behr | White LavenderM550-1 · Behr | 1.3 | 76 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Nosegay1401 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 75 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Wispy SkiesV112-1 · Valspar | 2.0 | 75.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Violet IcePPG1246-1 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 75 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Orchid WhisperPPG1245-1 · Glidden | 0.2 | 75 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Frosty Fog 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 #DEE1E9 in HSL space. Pair Frosty Fog with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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