Hearth Frost
T635 · #B5C6BC · LRV 53.8 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Hearth Frost53.8
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Hearth Frost, Really?
Hearth Frost reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar T635 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Hearth Frost
Hearth 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.
How Lighting Changes Hearth Frost
At LRV 53.8, Hearth 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.
Most complaints about Hearth Frost 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 T635 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 | Fresh ToneS430-2 · Behr | 1.8 | 54 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sylvan MistCSP-740 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 54 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pine WhisperPPG1134-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pine WhisperPPG1134-4 · Glidden | 1.5 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Silvered Sage427-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.2 | 52 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Patina CreekDE6297 · Dunn-Edwards | 1.8 | 49 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Hearth Frost 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 #B5C6BC in HSL space. Pair Hearth Frost with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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