Antarctic Ice
70YY 73/083 · #E5E0D1 · LRV 73 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Balboa Mist66
- 3Antarctic Ice73
- 4Shoelace78
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Antarctic Ice, Really?
Antarctic Ice reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 70YY 73/083 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Antarctic Ice
Antarctic 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Antarctic Ice
At LRV 73, Antarctic Ice is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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 Antarctic 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 Glidden 70YY 73/083 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 DuckSW 7010 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.1 | 74 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sand DriftN310-1 · Behr | 0.8 | 75 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Muskoka Trail974 · Benjamin Moore | 0.4 | 72 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Wispy White7006-1 · Valspar | 1.7 | 74.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | FocusPPG1008-1 · PPG / Glidden | 0.5 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Worn Pages016W · Dutch Boy | 1.1 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Antarctic Ice within Glidden'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 #E5E0D1 in HSL space. Pair Antarctic Ice with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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