Bongo Jazz 5 vs Frosted Lake
Both from Dulux's palette. Bongo Jazz 5 reads as beige-pink, while Frosted Lake reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Bongo Jazz 5 (LRV 77) reflects noticeably more light than Frosted Lake (LRV 55), a difference of 22 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Bongo Jazz 5 runs warm while Frosted Lake is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 23.2, 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.
Bongo Jazz 5 vs Frosted Lake in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Bongo Jazz 5 and Frosted Lake in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Bongo Jazz 5 will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Frosted Lake would.
Color Details
Bongo Jazz 5 vs Frosted Lake Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bongo Jazz 5 on one side and Frosted Lake 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 Bongo Jazz 5 comparisons
See how Bongo Jazz 5 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 8-point LRV gap (77 vs 69) makes Bongo Jazz 5 the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bongo Jazz 5 reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 52, Bongo Jazz 5 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 30, Bongo Jazz 5 is decisively the brighter choice.
Bongo Jazz 5 reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 60, Bongo Jazz 5 is decisively the brighter choice.
Bongo Jazz 5 reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Bongo Jazz 5 reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 43, Bongo Jazz 5 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 4, Bongo Jazz 5 is decisively the brighter choice.
Bongo Jazz 5 reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Bongo Jazz 5 reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Bongo Jazz 5 reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (84 vs 77) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 77 vs 21, Bongo Jazz 5 is decisively the brighter choice.
Bongo Jazz 5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 77 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 77 vs 51, Bongo Jazz 5 is decisively the brighter choice.
Bongo Jazz 5 reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Bongo Jazz 5 reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Bongo Jazz 5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 77 vs 41, Bongo Jazz 5 is decisively the brighter choice.
Bongo Jazz 5 reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Bongo Jazz 5 reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 31, Bongo Jazz 5 is decisively the brighter choice.