Mink Frost
V183 · #DFD9D2 · LRV 70.3 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Mink Frost, Really?
Mink Frost reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V183 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mink Frost
Mink 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Mink Frost
At LRV 70.3, Mink Frost is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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 Mink 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 V183 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 | Simple WhiteSW 7021 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 70 | Color page → |
| Behr | Taupe MistPPL-78 · Behr | 1.1 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Featherstone1002 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 69 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | SharkPPG1006-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 71 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Whitecliff Beige30YY 69/048 · Glidden | 0.6 | 69 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pearly Gray442-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.0 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Mink 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 #DFD9D2 in HSL space. Pair Mink Frost with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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