Icing vs Warm Putty
Icing is a Cloverdale Paint color while Warm Putty comes from Valspar. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 70 vs 65, Icing will read as the brighter of the two — a 6-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 3.6, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Icing vs Warm Putty in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Icing and Warm Putty are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Icing has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Icing vs Warm Putty Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Icing on one side and Warm Putty 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 Icing comparisons
See how Icing stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Icing encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Icing is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 30, Icing is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (70 vs 60) makes Icing the marginally brighter of the two.
Icing reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Icing reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 43, Icing is decisively the brighter choice.
Icing reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Icing reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 70, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Icing reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Icing reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Icing reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Icing reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Icing reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 31, Icing is decisively the brighter choice.