Melting Glacier vs Dashing
Melting Glacier (Cloverdale Paint) and Dashing (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Melting Glacier belongs to the white family and Dashing to the green-white family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 85 vs 83 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 0.9 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Melting Glacier vs Dashing in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Melting Glacier and Dashing 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Melting Glacier vs Dashing Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Melting Glacier on one side and Dashing 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 Melting Glacier comparisons
See how Melting Glacier stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 85 vs 69, Melting Glacier is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 85 vs 52, Melting Glacier is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 30, Melting Glacier is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 85 vs 60, Melting Glacier is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 85 vs 43, Melting Glacier is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 4, Melting Glacier is decisively the brighter choice.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 85 vs 21, Melting Glacier is decisively the brighter choice.
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With LRVs of 85 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 85 vs 51, Melting Glacier is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 85 vs 41, Melting Glacier is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 85 vs 31, Melting Glacier is decisively the brighter choice.