Ice Flow
0448 · #BDC3BD · LRV 54 — neutral with no strong undertone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Ice Flow54
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Ice Flow, Really?
Ice Flow reads as a neutral with no strong undertone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0448 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Ice Flow
Ice Flow 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 Ice Flow
At LRV 54, Ice Flow is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Ice Flow 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 Kompozit 0448 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 | Comfort GraySW 6205 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.0 | 54 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pewter TrayICC-47 · Behr | 1.0 | 55 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | TranquilityAF-490 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 53 | Color page → |
| Valspar | SleepyT678 · Valspar | 0.5 | 52.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Felted WoolPPG0997-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 55 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Jade Frost50GY 53/033 · Glidden | 1.5 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Ice Flow within Kompozit'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 #BDC3BD in HSL space. Pair Ice Flow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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