Ice Castle
DE5840 · #D5EDFB · LRV 76 — cool blue tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Honolulu Blue62
- 2After Rain68
- 3Ice Castle76
- 4Icy Bay83
What Color Is Ice Castle, Really?
Ice Castle reads as a cool blue tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5840 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Ice Castle
Ice Castle 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. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Ice Castle
Ice Castle is very light — LRV 76, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Ice Castle 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 DE5840 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 | Tibetan SkySW 7134 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.8 | 80 | Color page → |
| Behr | Northern Star610C-1 · Behr | 2.6 | 82 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Teardrop2060-70 · Benjamin Moore | 3.7 | 79 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Arielle137-1DB · Dutch Boy | 4.7 | 80 | Color page → |
| Clare | FrozenPNT100-LT-56 · Clare | 4.6 | 75 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Ice Castle 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 #D5EDFB in HSL space. Pair Ice Castle with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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