Ice Cube vs Snowbound
Ice Cube and Snowbound come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Hue-wise, Ice Cube belongs to the green-white family and Snowbound to the beige-greige family. The 6-point LRV gap — 83 for Snowbound vs 77 for Ice Cube — means Snowbound will open up a space more effectively. Where Ice Cube leans neutral, Snowbound reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 2.9 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ice Cube vs Snowbound in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Ice Cube and Snowbound 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.
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. Snowbound reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Snowbound has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Ice Cube vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ice Cube on one side and Snowbound 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 Ice Cube comparisons
See how Ice Cube stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 77 vs 52, Ice Cube is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 30, Ice Cube is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 60, Ice Cube is decisively the brighter choice.
Ice Cube reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Ice Cube reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 43, Ice Cube is decisively the brighter choice.
Ice Cube reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Ice Cube 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.
Ice Cube 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.
Ice Cube reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Ice Cube reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ice Cube reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Ice Cube reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 31, Ice Cube is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 7, Ice Cube is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 24, Ice Cube is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 57, Ice Cube is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (77 vs 72) makes Ice Cube the marginally brighter of the two.