Thin Ice
PPG1001-3 · #D8DBDA · LRV 70 — neutral with no strong undertone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 2Sea Salt63
- 3Thin Ice70
- 4Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Thin Ice, Really?
Thin Ice reads as a neutral with no strong undertone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1001-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Thin Ice
Thin 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 Thin Ice
At LRV 70, Thin Ice 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 Thin 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 PPG / Glidden PPG1001-3 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 | Dew DropSW 9641 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.2 | 70 | Color page → |
| Behr | Silver CharmPPL-65 · Behr | 0.2 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Bunny Gray2124-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Tsunami Sky7004-4 · Valspar | 0.5 | 70.2 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Thin IcePPG1001-3 · Glidden | 0.2 | 71 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Wales Gray436-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.5 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Thin Ice 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 #D8DBDA in HSL space. Pair Thin Ice with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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