Frosted Steel is a pale grey from Dulux, hex #D6DCE0. Its light reflectance value is 70.9, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.
- HEX
- #D6DCE0
- RGB
- 214, 220, 224
- HSL
- 204°, 14%, 86%
- CMYK
- 4, 2, 0, 12
- LRV
- 70.9
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.
Or point your phone at your own wall and watch it change to this colour, on your device, with nothing uploaded.
Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Frosted Steel are Frosted Steel by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Light French Grey by Dulux Heritage (excellent match) and Cumberland Fog by Johnstone's (excellent match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Dulux Frosted Steel
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Frosted Steel, closest first. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Dulux Frosted Steel
Dulux Heritage has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Frosted Steel, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Frosted Steel
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Frosted Steel, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Frosted Steel
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Frosted Steel, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Crown equivalents to Dulux Frosted Steel
Crown has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Frosted Steel, closest first. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Frosted Steel
Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Frosted Steel, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Frosted Steel
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Frosted Steel, closest first. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Dulux Frosted Steel
Acres Hall has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Frosted Steel, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux Frosted Steel
Farrow & Ball has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Frosted Steel, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Curator equivalents to Dulux Frosted Steel
Curator has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Frosted Steel, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Dulux Frosted Steel
Farrelly & Co has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Frosted Steel, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Dulux Frosted Steel
Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Frosted Steel, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Dulux Frosted Steel
Alchemist has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Frosted Steel, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Frosted Steel
Lick has no true equivalent to Dulux's Frosted Steel. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Frosted Steel
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux's Frosted Steel. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Dulux against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Greys
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Frosted Steel on it, so some of them look quite different.
Frosted Steel is the 459th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.