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Winter Color Palette — Winter Quartz

A cool, quiet five-color winter scheme blending frosty blue, silver grey, and deep evergreen with crisp snow white, every color matched to real paint you can buy.

By Emily Roberts · DIY Editor & First-Timer's Guide

Frost Blue
Dominant
Kompozit Serene Setting · 0622
#C5D2D9
LRV 63
Silver Grey
Secondary
Kompozit Marseilles · 0525
#B7BBBB
LRV 49
Snow White
Base
Kompozit White Shoulders · 1265
#F1F0EC
LRV 87
Quartz Mist
Support
Kompozit Metro · 0530
#D4D5D0
LRV 66
Deep Pine
Accent
Kompozit Black Licorice · 0529
#3A3B3B
LRV 4
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Winter has a hush to it, and this palette tries to bottle that feeling. Frost Blue leads the way with the soft look of breath on a cold window, while Silver Grey sits close behind it like a frozen sky just before snow.

Underneath, Snow White and Quartz Mist do the quiet work. They are not stark or icy, just gentle off-neutrals that keep everything calm and let the light bounce around the way it does on a bright winter morning.

Then there is Deep Pine, the one rich note in the whole group. A little goes a long way here, so use it in small doses to ground the cooler tones. It is the kind of restrained, nature-leaning depth that feels right for 2026, where soft and serene beats loud every time.

Buy These Colors

Each color matched to the closest real paint in every brand, by ΔE2000. Kompozit first; take any SKU to the store — these mix on demand.

Frost Blue
#C6D4DC · LRV 64 · Dominant
Kompozit Serene Setting · 0622 ΔE 0.66
Backdrop Real Real · BD-RR ΔE 13.32
Behr Polar Drift · PPU14-17 ΔE 1.94
Benjamin Moore Lake Placid · 827 ΔE 1.9
Clare Wink · PNT100-LT-31 ΔE 5.02
Dunn-Edwards Polished Silver · DE5820 ΔE 1.25
Farrow & Ball Skylight · No. 205 ΔE 6.08
Magnolia Home Dark Moon · JG-74 ΔE 5.65
PPG / Glidden Sentimental Lady · 1159-2 ΔE 0.55
Sherwin-Williams Mild Blue · SW 6533 ΔE 1.6
Valspar Tinsel Beam · 4005-3A ΔE 0.44
Silver Grey
#B6BBBE · LRV 49 · Secondary
Kompozit Marseilles · 0525 ΔE 1.58
Backdrop Underdog · BD-UD ΔE 5.26
Behr French Silver · PPU18-05 ΔE 0.68
Benjamin Moore Blue Springs · 1592 ΔE 1.65
Clare Cloud Watching · PNT100-MD-73 ΔE 5.52
Dunn-Edwards Crestline · DE6325 ΔE 1.39
Farrow & Ball Parma Gray · No. 27 ΔE 3.37
Magnolia Home Day-to-day · JG-123 ΔE 3.81
PPG / Glidden Stormy · 10-14 ΔE 3.06
Sherwin-Williams Monorail Silver · SW 7663 ΔE 2.14
Valspar Voyage · 4006-1B ΔE 1.03
Snow White
#F2F3F1 · LRV 89 · Base
Kompozit White Shoulders · 1265 ΔE 1.36
Backdrop Tabula Rasa · BD-TR ΔE 4.15
Behr New House White · RD-W10 ΔE 1
Benjamin Moore Distant Gray · 2124-70 ΔE 0.8
Clare Timeless · PNT100-LT-04 ΔE 2.87
Dunn-Edwards Wind Chill · DEW369 ΔE 1.63
Farrow & Ball Wimborne White · No. 239 ΔE 4.32
Magnolia Home True White · JG-21 ΔE 1.61
PPG / Glidden Delicate White · 1001-1 ΔE 1.04
Sherwin-Williams High Reflective White · SW 7757 ΔE 2.08
Valspar Tell Me a Secret · 8007-2B ΔE 1.19
Quartz Mist
#D8D5D0 · LRV 67 · Support
Kompozit Metro · 0530 ΔE 2.06
Backdrop Real Real · BD-RR ΔE 5.34
Behr Dove · HDC-MD-21 ΔE 1.17
Benjamin Moore Whisper · CSP-500 ΔE 1.55
Clare Seize The Gray · PNT100-LT-07 ΔE 2.06
Dunn-Edwards Cloud · DEC791 ΔE 1.08
Farrow & Ball Dimpse · No. 277 ΔE 1.19
Magnolia Home Yarn · JG-132 ΔE 1.39
PPG / Glidden Fog · 1010-2 ΔE 2.06
Sherwin-Williams Crushed Ice · SW 7647 ΔE 1.12
Valspar Sandstone Gray · 7004-18 ΔE 0.61
Deep Pine
#2C3A33 · LRV 4 · Accent
Kompozit Black Licorice · 0529 ΔE 8.7
Backdrop After Hours · BD-AH ΔE 5.96
Behr Thorny Branch · S-H-780 ΔE 4.02
Benjamin Moore Waller Green · CW-510 ΔE 4.9
Clare Blackish · PNT100-DP-54 ΔE 10.48
Dunn-Edwards Black · DEA187 ΔE 10
Farrow & Ball Pitch Black · No. 256 ΔE 10.22
Magnolia Home Blackboard · JG-05 ΔE 11.02
PPG / Glidden Black Magic · 1001-7 ΔE 10.39
Sherwin-Williams Rookwood Shutter Green · SW 2809 ΔE 3.5
Valspar Forest Canopy · 5010-1 ΔE 4.58

Questions

Why do these cool colors work so well together?

They all share a soft, low-key undertone, so nothing fights for attention. The frosty blue and silver grey feel like the same chilly light, and the deep pine gives your eye one quiet place to land.

How do I keep this palette from feeling cold or bare?

Lean on the warmer neutrals. Quartz Mist and Snow White have a gentle softness that takes the chill off, so let them cover the biggest areas and save the deep pine for small grounding moments.

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