Frosted Toffee vs Passageway

Frosted ToffeeBenjamin MoorevsPassagewayValsparΔE 44.1Very different colors

Where Frosted Toffee belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Passageway is a Valspar color. Hue-wise, Frosted Toffee belongs to the beige-greige family and Passageway to the blue-grey family. Frosted Toffee (LRV 64) reflects noticeably more light than Passageway (LRV 14), a difference of 50 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 44.1, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Frosted Toffee vs Passageway in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Seeing Frosted Toffee and Passageway in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.

Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Frosted Toffee reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Passageway.

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Color Details

Frosted Toffee
Benjamin Moore · 988
Hex#DED3C6
LRV63.9
BrandBenjamin Moore
Number988
UndertoneRed
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Passageway
Valspar · V137-6
Hex#596c77
LRV14.2
BrandValspar
NumberV137-6
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessDark

Frosted Toffee vs Passageway Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Frosted Toffee on one side and Passageway on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.

More Frosted Toffee comparisons

See how Frosted Toffee stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Frosted Toffee
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove reads noticeably lighter

Ammonite
Frosted Toffee
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reads slightly lighter

Iron Ore
Frosted Toffee
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Frosted Toffee is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Frosted Toffee
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Frosted Toffee reads slightly lighter

Evergreen Fog
Frosted Toffee
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Frosted Toffee is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Frosted Toffee
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Frosted Toffee reads noticeably lighter

Agreeable Gray
Frosted Toffee
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Frosted Toffee reads slightly lighter

Denim Drift
Frosted Toffee
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Frosted Toffee is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Frosted Toffee
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Frosted Toffee reads slightly lighter

Balboa Mist
Frosted Toffee
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Nearly identical in tone

Vintage Vogue
Frosted Toffee
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Frosted Toffee is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Frosted Toffee
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Frosted Toffee is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Frosted Toffee
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Frosted Toffee is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Frosted Toffee
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Frosted Toffee is the lighter choice

Black grey
Frosted Toffee
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Frosted Toffee is the lighter choice

Piazza
Frosted Toffee
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Nearly identical in tone

Humble Yellow
Frosted Toffee
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Frosted Toffee reads slightly lighter

Windmill Lane
Frosted Toffee
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Frosted Toffee is the lighter choice

Senses
Frosted Toffee
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Frosted Toffee reads noticeably lighter

Lamp Black
Frosted Toffee
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Frosted Toffee is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Frosted Toffee
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Frosted Toffee reads slightly lighter

Tea with Florence
Frosted Toffee
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Frosted Toffee is the lighter choice

Thames Fog
Frosted Toffee
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Frosted Toffee is the lighter choice

Ocean Abyss
Frosted Toffee
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Frosted Toffee is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Frosted Toffee
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Frosted Toffee reads noticeably lighter

Teton Blue
Frosted Toffee
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Frosted Toffee is the lighter choice

RAL 110-2
Frosted Toffee
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 reads slightly lighter

RAL 110-1
Frosted Toffee
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 reads noticeably lighter

Paper
Frosted Toffee
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper reads noticeably lighter

RAL 180-1
Frosted Toffee
RAL 180-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 180-1
LRV 49

Frosted Toffee reads noticeably lighter