Sparkling Frost
DE6345 · #D2D5DA · LRV 62 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Sparkling Frost, Really?
Sparkling Frost reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6345 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sparkling Frost
Sparkling Frost 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Sparkling Frost
At LRV 62, Sparkling Frost 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 Sparkling Frost 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 DE6345 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 | Mild BlueSW 6533 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.1 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Blueberry WhipS550-1 · Behr | 1.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Lavender WashCSP-515 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Statuary8004-46A · Valspar | 1.0 | 67 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Twinkle BluePPG1165-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.2 | 67 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Twinkle BluePPG1165-2 · Glidden | 2.0 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Sparkling Frost 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 #D2D5DA in HSL space. Pair Sparkling Frost with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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