Ice Cube Silver vs Borrowed Light
Where Ice Cube Silver belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Borrowed Light is a Farrow & Ball color. Both sit in the blue-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Ice Cube Silver (LRV 74) reflects noticeably more light than Borrowed Light (LRV 69), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean cool, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. At ΔE 2.2, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Ice Cube Silver vs Borrowed Light Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ice Cube Silver on one side and Borrowed Light on the other.
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 Ice Cube Silver comparisons
See how Ice Cube Silver stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 5-point LRV gap (74 vs 69) makes Ice Cube Silver the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ice Cube Silver reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 52, Ice Cube Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 30, Ice Cube Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
Ice Cube Silver reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 60, Ice Cube Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
Ice Cube Silver reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Ice Cube Silver reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 43, Ice Cube Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 4, Ice Cube Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
Ice Cube Silver reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Ice Cube Silver reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Ice Cube Silver reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (84 vs 74) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 21, Ice Cube Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
Ice Cube Silver reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 74 vs 51, Ice Cube Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
Ice Cube Silver reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Ice Cube Silver reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Ice Cube Silver reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 74 vs 41, Ice Cube Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
Ice Cube Silver reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Ice Cube Silver reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 31, Ice Cube Silver is decisively the brighter choice.