Frostwork vs Green Glimpse paint color comparison

Frostwork vs Green Glimpse

Frostwork and Green Glimpse come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Hue-wise, Frostwork belongs to the green-grey family and Green Glimpse to the green-white family. The 20-point LRV gap — 82 for Green Glimpse vs 62 for Frostwork — means Green Glimpse will open up a space more effectively. Both share a neutral character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 10.3 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.

Frostwork vs Green Glimpse in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Frostwork and Green Glimpse 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. Green Glimpse reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Frostwork.

FrostworkFrostwork living room

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Green GlimpseA cozy living room painted in Green Glimpse

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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. Green Glimpse returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

FrostworkSw frostwork bedroom

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Green GlimpseA cozy bedroom painted in Green Glimpse

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Color Details

Frostwork
Sherwin-Williams · 0059
LRV61.7
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number0059
Undertone—
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessLight
Green Glimpse
Sherwin-Williams · 9676
LRV81.7
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9676
Undertone—
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessLight

Frostwork vs Green Glimpse Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Frostwork on one side and Green Glimpse on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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.