Icy Blue vs Ashes of Roses
Where Icy Blue belongs to Jotun's range, Ashes of Roses is a Little Greene color. Icy Blue reads as blue-grey, while Ashes of Roses reads as pink — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Icy Blue (LRV 25) reflects noticeably more light than Ashes of Roses (LRV 15), a difference of 10 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Icy Blue runs cool while Ashes of Roses is decidedly red, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 31.7, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Icy Blue vs Ashes of Roses in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Icy Blue and Ashes of Roses 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 Icy Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Ashes of Roses would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Icy Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ashes of Roses.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Icy Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ashes of Roses.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Icy Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ashes of Roses.
Color Details
Icy Blue vs Ashes of Roses Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Icy Blue on one side and Ashes of Roses 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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