Icing on the Cake vs Cabbage White
Where Icing on the Cake belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Cabbage White is a Farrow & Ball color. Icing on the Cake reads as blue, while Cabbage White reads as green-white — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (82 vs 84), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Icing on the Cake runs green and blue while Cabbage White is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. 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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Icing on the Cake vs Cabbage White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Icing on the Cake on one side and Cabbage White 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.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Icing on the Cake reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 6, Icing on the Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
Icing on the Cake reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Icing on the Cake reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 52, Icing on the Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
Icing on the Cake reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 58, Icing on the Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 27, Icing on the Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
Icing on the Cake reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Icing on the Cake reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 55, Icing on the Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 13, Icing on the Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 44, Icing on the Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Icing on the Cake reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 66, Icing on the Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (82 vs 74) makes Icing on the Cake the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 82 vs 12, Icing on the Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 68, Icing on the Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
Icing on the Cake reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Icing on the Cake reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Icing on the Cake reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 12, Icing on the Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 45, Icing on the Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
Icing on the Cake reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Icing on the Cake reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Icing on the Cake reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Icing on the Cake reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.