Frosted Lake vs Agreeable Gray
Frosted Lake (Dulux) and Agreeable Gray (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Frosted Lake belongs to the blue family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. The 6-point LRV gap — 60 for Agreeable Gray vs 55 for Frosted Lake — means Agreeable Gray will open up a space more effectively. Where Frosted Lake leans cool, Agreeable Gray reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 15.5 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Frosted Lake vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Frosted Lake and Agreeable Gray 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
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. Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
House
A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. Agreeable Gray has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Frosted Lake vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Frosted Lake on one side and Agreeable Gray 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 Frosted Lake comparisons
See how Frosted Lake stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 55, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Frosted Lake encloses it.
Frosted Lake reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 30, Frosted Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
Frosted Lake reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 58 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Frosted Lake reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (55 vs 43) makes Frosted Lake the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 55 vs 4, Frosted Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Frosted Lake reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Frosted Lake reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 55, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 21, Frosted Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Frosted Lake encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Frosted Lake encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Frosted Lake the marginally brighter of the two.
Frosted Lake reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Frosted Lake reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Frosted Lake encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 41, Frosted Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
Frosted Lake reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Frosted Lake reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 31, Frosted Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 7, Frosted Lake is decisively the brighter choice.