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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

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.

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Frost Blue
Dominant
Valspar Tinsel Beam · 4005-3A
#C6D3DB
LRV 64
Silver Grey
Secondary
Behr French Silver · PPU18-05
#B8BCBE
LRV 50
Snow White
Base
Rodda Slightly Hued · R001
#F3F3F0
LRV 90
Quartz Mist
Support
Diamond Vogel Santo · 0538
#D7D4CF
LRV 66
Deep Pine
Accent
Sherwin-Williams Rookwood Shutter Green · SW 2809
#303B39
LRV 4

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Each color matched to the closest real paint in every brand, by ΔE2000. Tap a swatch for its full guide or + to save it — take any SKU to the store, they mix on demand.

Frost Blue
#C6D4DC · LRV 64 · Dominant
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6533 · ΔE 1.6
Behr · PPU14-17 · ΔE 1.94
Benjamin Moore · 827 · ΔE 1.9
Valspar · 4005-3A · ΔE 0.44
PPG / Glidden · 1159-2 · ΔE 0.55
Glidden · PPG1159-2 · ΔE 0.55
Dutch Boy · 340-1DB · ΔE 1.53
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2397 · ΔE 1.6
Dunn-Edwards · DE5820 · ΔE 1.25
Magnolia Home · JG-74 · ΔE 5.65
Farrow & Ball · NO. 317 · ΔE 0.98
Diamond Vogel · 0622 · ΔE 0.82
Hirshfield's · 0622 · ΔE 0.66
Rodda · R091 · ΔE 3.47
C2 Paint · C2-787 · ΔE 1.94
Clare · PNT100-LT-31 · ΔE 5.02
Portola Paints · SAN FERNANDO · ΔE 9.86
Annie Sloan · PARIS GREY · ΔE 11.66
Backdrop · BD-RR · ΔE 13.32
Rust-Oleum · 285142 · ΔE 16.31
Kompozit · 0622 · ΔE 0.66
Silver Grey
#B6BBBE · LRV 49 · Secondary
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7663 · ΔE 2.14
Behr · PPU18-05 · ΔE 0.68
Benjamin Moore · 1592 · ΔE 1.65
Valspar · 4006-1B · ΔE 1.03
PPG / Glidden · PPG10-14 · ΔE 2.95
Glidden · 30BG 49/047 · ΔE 2.58
Dutch Boy · 438-3DB · ΔE 3.88
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1454 · ΔE 2.14
Dunn-Edwards · DE6325 · ΔE 1.39
Magnolia Home · JG-123 · ΔE 3.81
Farrow & Ball · NO. 27 · ΔE 3.83
Diamond Vogel · 0518 · ΔE 2.57
Hirshfield's · 0525 · ΔE 1.58
Rodda · CA188 · ΔE 2.98
C2 Paint · C2-990 · ΔE 3.31
Clare · PNT100-MD-73 · ΔE 5.52
Portola Paints · MAGIC POTION · ΔE 6.4
Annie Sloan · CHICAGO GREY · ΔE 2.86
Backdrop · BD-UD · ΔE 5.26
Rust-Oleum · 285143 · ΔE 1.72
Kompozit · 0525 · ΔE 1.58
Snow White
#F2F3F1 · LRV 89 · Base
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9541 · ΔE 2
Behr · BL-W09 · ΔE 1.43
Benjamin Moore · 2124-70 · ΔE 0.8
Valspar · 8007-2B · ΔE 1.19
PPG / Glidden · PPG1001-1 · ΔE 1.11
Glidden · PPG1001-1 · ΔE 1.04
Dutch Boy · 002W · ΔE 1.97
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4002 · ΔE 3.45
Dunn-Edwards · DEW369 · ΔE 1.63
Magnolia Home · JG-21 · ΔE 1.61
Farrow & Ball · NO. 2005 · ΔE 1.19
Diamond Vogel · 1265 · ΔE 1.14
Hirshfield's · 1265 · ΔE 1.36
Rodda · R001 · ΔE 0.62
C2 Paint · C2-612 · ΔE 2.42
Clare · PNT100-LT-04 · ΔE 2.87
Portola Paints · ORIGAMI · ΔE 2.35
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 15.72
Backdrop · BD-TR · ΔE 4.15
Rust-Oleum · 285140 · ΔE 2.32
Kompozit · 1265 · ΔE 1.36
Quartz Mist
#D8D5D0 · LRV 67 · Support
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9628 · ΔE 1.95
Behr · HDC-MD-21 · ΔE 1.17
Benjamin Moore · CSP-500 · ΔE 1.55
Valspar · 7004-18 · ΔE 0.61
PPG / Glidden · PPG1010-2 · ΔE 2.71
Glidden · PPG1010-2 · ΔE 2.06
Dutch Boy · 446-1DB · ΔE 3.01
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1456 · ΔE 2.62
Dunn-Edwards · DEC791 · ΔE 1.08
Magnolia Home · JG-132 · ΔE 1.39
Farrow & Ball · NO. 274 · ΔE 1.26
Diamond Vogel · 0538 · ΔE 0.23
Hirshfield's · 0530 · ΔE 2.06
Rodda · CA030 · ΔE 1.7
C2 Paint · C2-979 · ΔE 3.17
Clare · PNT100-LT-07 · ΔE 2.06
Portola Paints · SAN FERNANDO · ΔE 1.62
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 11.24
Backdrop · BD-RR · ΔE 5.34
Rust-Oleum · 285142 · ΔE 8.75
Kompozit · 0530 · ΔE 2.06
Deep Pine
#2C3A33 · LRV 4 · Accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 2809 · ΔE 3.5
Behr · S-H-780 · ΔE 4.02
Benjamin Moore · CW-510 · ΔE 4.9
Valspar · 5010-1 · ΔE 4.58
PPG / Glidden · PPG0995-7 · ΔE 8.83
Glidden · 00NN 05/000 · ΔE 10.37
Dutch Boy · 424-7DB · ΔE 3.73
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3291 · ΔE 3.73
Dunn-Edwards · DEA002 · ΔE 10
Magnolia Home · JG-05 · ΔE 11.02
Farrow & Ball · NO. G18 · ΔE 9.31
Diamond Vogel · H101 · ΔE 9.18
Hirshfield's · H0101 · ΔE 9.64
Rodda · CA210 · ΔE 13.09
C2 Paint · C2-981 · ΔE 9.26
Clare · PNT100-DP-54 · ΔE 10.48
Portola Paints · GHOST TREE · ΔE 9.5
Annie Sloan · AUBUSSON BLUE · ΔE 9.78
Backdrop · BD-AH · ΔE 5.96
Rust-Oleum · 285144 · ΔE 8.57
Kompozit · 0529 · ΔE 8.7

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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