Frosty Pine
PPG1124-3 · #C6CEBE · LRV 60 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Frosty Pine60
- 4Gray Owl65
- 5Glass Slipper70
What Color Is Frosty Pine, Really?
Frosty Pine reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1124-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Frosty Pine
Frosty Pine 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 Frosty Pine
At LRV 60, Frosty Pine 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 Frosty Pine 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 PPG / Glidden PPG1124-3 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 | FrostworkSW 59 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | Terrace ViewPPF-25 · Behr | 1.1 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Tea Light471 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sparkling Sage5005-3B · Valspar | 2.9 | 60.2 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Frosty PinePPG1124-3 · Glidden | 0.4 | 60 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Seafoam Bubbles424-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Frosty Pine within PPG / 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 #C6CEBE in HSL space. Pair Frosty Pine with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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