Frozen Wave
DE5829 · #56ACCA · LRV 33 — cool blue-green tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Hale Navy8
- 2Waterloo13
- 3Frozen Wave33
- 4Resolute Blue40
- 5Honolulu Blue62
What Color Is Frozen Wave, Really?
Frozen Wave reads as a cool blue-green tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5829 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Frozen Wave
Frozen Wave is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Frozen Wave
Frozen Wave sits in the mid-range at LRV 33, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its teal 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Frozen Wave 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 DE5829 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 | FlywaySW 6794 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 39 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sonic BlueT15-11 · Behr | 4.4 | 34 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Belle Island782 · Benjamin Moore | 3.3 | 36 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Tidal Basin5001-7C · Valspar | 2.5 | 35 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Mystic BluePPG1237-5 · PPG / Glidden | 2.8 | 34 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Mystic BluePPG1237-5 · Glidden | 3.1 | 34 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Frozen Wave 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 #56ACCA in HSL space. Pair Frozen Wave with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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