The Color Digest · Compare
Settled, side by side
Window Pane
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6210
Green you can almost see through
Pine Frost
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9656
Mint for grown-ups
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersWindow Pane is the lighter of the two at LRV 72.24, 7.2 points above Pine Frost at LRV 65. Both read cool. Both belong to the greens family. For a whole room, Window Pane is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Pine Frost is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsWindow Pane is a pale, silvery green so light — LRV 72 — that in a bright room it reads as a tinted white. The green is there, but it has faded almost to grey, which is what makes it so easy to live with: it cools a room without ever turning it minty.
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.