The Color Digest · Compare
Settled, side by side
Little Falls
Benjamin Moore · 1621
Faded denim for the walls
Pine Frost
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9656
Mint for grown-ups
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersPine Frost is the lighter of the two at LRV 65, 23.9 points above Little Falls at LRV 41.07. Both read cool. Little Falls is a blues, Pine Frost a greens. For a whole room, Pine Frost is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Little Falls is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsLittle Falls is a mid-tone, grey-softened blue with the ease of well-worn denim. At LRV 41 it holds its color in daylight without ever becoming bright, and its grey base keeps it from reading as nursery blue. It is calm without being cold.
Pine Frost is a pale, frosted green that reads almost as a tinted white in bright light and as a soft silvery sage in shade. At LRV 65 it is light enough for a whole bedroom yet has enough pigment to feel like a decision. There is no sweetness in it — the grey keeps it cool and quiet.