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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6196

Sherwin-Williams Frosty White#DEDFD3 · LRV 70

Frosty White reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6196 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS FROSTY WHITE
RGB 222, 223, 211 LRV 70

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Frosty White
SKU SW 6196
Hex #DEDFD3
RGB 222, 223, 211
HSL 65°, 16%, 85%
LRV 70
Undertone yellow / warm
Family White

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Speak to Me
SKU 0413 · #DFDFD0 · LRV 73
ΔE 1.23 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all white from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.69
All white at Behr →
PPU10-12
#DEE0D3
Whitened Sage
ΔE 0.69 · LRV 74
720C-2
#DFDDD0
Chocolate Froth
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 72
OR-W6
#DFDDD2
Coconut Ice
ΔE 1.62 · LRV 72
N310-2
#DFE0CF
Arid Landscape
ΔE 2.02 · LRV 74
MQ3-45
#DDDFD8
Looking Glass
ΔE 2.18 · LRV 73

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.69
All white at PPG / Glidden →
1125-1
#E1E1D5
Rain Cloud
ΔE 0.69 · LRV 75
1123-3
#E0E1D1
Wild Wheat
ΔE 1.67 · LRV 74
1033-1
#DDE2D7
Salty Breeze
ΔE 1.85 · LRV 75
1097-2
#E4DFD1
Southern Breeze
ΔE 2.83 · LRV 74
14-03
#E0DED8
Seagull
ΔE 3.39 · LRV 73

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.05
All white at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6254
#E3E3D7
Light Sprinkle
ΔE 1.05 · LRV 76
DE6261
#E2E4D7
Ice Palace
ΔE 1.24 · LRV 77
DE6282
#DFE4DA
Distant Haze
ΔE 2.1 · LRV 76
DEC784
#D7E2D5
Green Mirror
ΔE 4.32 · LRV 74
DE6205
#E8DECE
Stucco Tan
ΔE 5.15 · LRV 74

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.08
All white at Benjamin Moore →
1555
#DEDED4
Winter
ΔE 1.08 · LRV 73
1527
#E1DFD2
Going
ΔE 1.41 · LRV 73
1493
#DEDDCE
Morning
ΔE 1.46 · LRV 72
2142-60
#E1DFD1
November
ΔE 1.49 · LRV 73
971
#E3DED1
Olympic
ΔE 2.85 · LRV 73

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.13
All white at Magnolia Home →
JG-11
#E0DFD4
One Horn White
ΔE 1.13 · LRV 73
JG-103
#E4E2D4
Blanched
ΔE 1.68 · LRV 76
JG-119
#DEDFD8
Chime Gray
ΔE 2.23 · LRV 73
JG-108
#E5DED2
Soft Linen
ΔE 3.95 · LRV 74
JG-153
#E6DECE
Castle Cream
ΔE 4.24 · LRV 74

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.18
All white at Valspar →
5005-3A
#DBDED4
Luna
ΔE 1.18 · LRV 72
6002-1A
#E2DFD5
Gilded Linen
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 73.8
7006-5
#E0DCCF
City Steam
ΔE 2.4 · LRV 71.5
7006-12
#E1DDD1
Salute
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 72.4
7006-18
#DFDFD9
Blizzard Fog
ΔE 2.86 · LRV 73.5

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.2
All white at Clare →
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 70
PNT100-LT-19
#E1DDCF
No Filter
ΔE 2.37 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 2.57 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-72
#DDE6DF
Flow State
ΔE 4.02 · LRV 77
PNT100-LT-34
#D5E2DD
Headspace
ΔE 5.53 · LRV 74

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #DEDFD3 in HSL space. Pair Frosty White with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DEDFD3 + #D4D3DF
TRIADIC
#DEDFD3 · #D3DEDF · #DFD3DE
ANALOGOUS
#DFDAD3 · #DEDFD3 · #D8DFD3

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.35:1 fail
Sample text on black
15.6:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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