Icicle vs Truly Taupe
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Icicle reads as blue-grey, while Truly Taupe reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Icicle (LRV 73) reflects noticeably more light than Truly Taupe (LRV 35), a difference of 38 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Icicle runs neutral while Truly Taupe is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 23.9, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Icicle vs Truly Taupe in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Icicle and Truly Taupe 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 Icicle will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Truly Taupe would.
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. Icicle reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Truly Taupe.
Color Details
Icicle vs Truly Taupe Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Icicle on one side and Truly Taupe 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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