Color spec
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Pine Frost |
| SKU | SW 9656 |
| Hex | #D0D5CB |
| RGB | 208, 213, 203 |
| HSL | 90°, 11%, 82% |
| LRV | 65 |
| Undertone | green / cool |
| Family | Gray |
About Sherwin-Williams Pine Frost
At LRV 65, Pine Frost 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.
Pine Frost 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.
Closest matches at every US brand
13 brands · top 5 each5 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 gray from that brand.
Benjamin Moore
Diamond Vogel
Farrow & Ball
Dutch Boy
Kompozit
PPG / Glidden
Behr
Valspar
Magnolia Home
Clare
Dunn-Edwards
C2 Paint
Backdrop
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
closest in the Sherwin-Williams deckThe nearest shades to Pine Frost within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #D0D5CB in HSL space. Pair Pine Frost with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Sherwin-Williams Pine Frost Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Pine Frost from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 9656 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Pine Frost
The closest Benjamin Moore equivalent of Pine Frost is Gray Cashmere (2138-60). At ΔE 0.93 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 65 vs 65). If Benjamin Moore is your counter, order Gray Cashmere and you'll get the same color. See the full Gray Cashmere swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Pine Frost
Farrow & Ball's nearest match is Blanc de Chine (NO. 9814), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1). It runs slightly darker (LRV 63 vs 65) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Pine Frost without repainting risk. See the full Blanc de Chine swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Pine Frost
Dutch Boy's nearest match is White Rapids (425-1DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.12). It runs slightly darker (LRV 63 vs 65) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Pine Frost without repainting risk. See the full White Rapids swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Pine Frost
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Marble Green (0454), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.41). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 65 vs 65) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Pine Frost without repainting risk. See the full Marble Green swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Pine Frost
Valspar's nearest match is Winter in Paris (5002-1A), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.5). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 65 vs 65) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Pine Frost without repainting risk. See the full Winter in Paris swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Pine Frost
Behr's nearest match is Aspen Mist (ICC-48), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.65). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 66 vs 65) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Pine Frost without repainting risk. See the full Aspen Mist swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Pine Frost
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Particular Mint (DE6269), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.82). It runs noticeably darker (LRV 59 vs 65) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Pine Frost without repainting risk. See the full Particular Mint swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Pine Frost
Kompozit's nearest match is Calm Breeze (0461), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.83). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 65 vs 65) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Pine Frost without repainting risk. See the full Calm Breeze swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Pine Frost
At C2 Paint, the closest color to Pine Frost is Salt Water (C2-979) — very close at ΔE 2.23, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 66 vs 65) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Salt Water swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Pine Frost
At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Pine Frost is Stoneware Pieces (JG-55) — very close at ΔE 2.43, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 63 vs 65) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Stoneware Pieces swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Pine Frost
PPG / Glidden has no exact twin of Pine Frost. The nearest is Wright Cloud White (FLLW961) at ΔE 3.84 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 65 vs 65). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Wright Cloud White swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Pine Frost
Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Pine Frost — the nearest deck color, Beigeing (PNT100-LT-18), is clearly different (ΔE 5.71). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 9656 instead. See the full Beigeing swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Pine Frost
Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Pine Frost — the nearest deck color, Real Real (BD-RR), is clearly different (ΔE 5.9). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 9656 instead. See the full Real Real swatch →