Pond Ice
426-1DB · #CFD8D2 · LRV 67 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Palladian Blue60
- 3Pond Ice67
- 4Spatial White72
- 5Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Pond Ice, Really?
Pond Ice reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 426-1DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pond Ice
Pond Ice 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 Pond Ice
At LRV 67, Pond Ice is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Pond Ice 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 Dutch Boy 426-1DB 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 | SerenelySW 9632 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Behr | Wind Fresh WhiteHDC-CT-23 · Behr | 0.6 | 68 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Nelson BlueCW-635 · Benjamin Moore | 0.6 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Touch of SpringT666 · Valspar | 0.9 | 68.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Morning FogPPG1144-1 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 68 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Thunder BayPPG1144-2 · Glidden | 2.5 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Pond Ice within Dutch Boy'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 #CFD8D2 in HSL space. Pair Pond Ice with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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