Salt vs Ice Cube
Where Salt belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Ice Cube is a Sherwin-Williams color. Salt reads as greige-white, while Ice Cube reads as green-white — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (78 vs 77), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Salt runs warm while Ice Cube is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 1.1, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Salt vs Ice Cube in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Salt and Ice Cube 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.
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Salt vs Ice Cube Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Salt on one side and Ice Cube 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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