Icicle
SW 6238 · #DBDFE0 · LRV 73 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Icicle, Really?
Icicle reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 6238 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Icicle
Icicle 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Icicle
At LRV 73, Icicle is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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 Icicle 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 Sherwin-Williams SW 6238 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Etched GlassMQ3-27 · Behr | 0.6 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pearl River871 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sheer Light7004-16 · Valspar | 2.1 | 72 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Harbor MistPPG1160-1 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Swiss White30BG 72/017 · Glidden | 0.5 | 72 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Foamy Water342-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.5 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Icicle within Sherwin-Williams'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 #DBDFE0 in HSL space. Pair Icicle with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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