Cold as Ice
8004-39A · #CFDEE1 · LRV 71 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Sea Salt63
- 3Cold as Ice71
- 4Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Cold as Ice, Really?
Cold as Ice reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8004-39A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cold as Ice
Cold as 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 Cold as Ice
At LRV 71, Cold as Ice 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 Cold as 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 Valspar 8004-39A 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 | 2.8 | 70 | Color page → |
| Behr | WaterfallHDC-CT-16B · Behr | 1.0 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Summer Shower2135-60 · Benjamin Moore | 0.6 | 69 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | High SierraPPG1149-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.4 | 71 | Color page → |
| Glidden | High SierraPPG1149-2 · Glidden | 0.5 | 71 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Morning Dew334-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.8 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Cold as Ice within Valspar'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 #CFDEE1 in HSL space. Pair Cold as Ice with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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