Sherwin Williams Frostwork SW 0059

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Frostwork for bedroom (1 photo)
Frostwork for living room (1 photo)
Sherwin Williams SW 0059 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)
Sherwin Williams Frostwork reviews (9 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Frostwork undertones?
Is Frostwork SW 0059 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Frostwork
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Frostwork SW 0059
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	SW 0059
Name:	Frostwork
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Living Well, Precious Baby, Free Spirit, Historic Interior Color Wall, The Jazz Age (1920s)

What color is Sherwin Williams Frostwork?

Sherwin Williams Frostwork SW 0059 is a light, muted gray-green with a soft, chalky cast. Its subtle green undertone keeps it from reading like a standard cool gray, while the low saturation gives walls a quiet, gently weathered look. In bright daylight, Frostwork can appear pale and airy; under warmer lamps, it may lean more toward a softened gray with a hint of olive. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and living areas, especially alongside warm white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, and brushed brass or aged bronze hardware. This shade can also make a calm cabinet color when paired with creamy stone countertops or off-white tile.

Frostwork for bedroom

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Frostwork for living room

Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space

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Sherwin Williams SW 0059 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

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Sherwin Williams Frostwork reviews (9 photos)

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Sherwin Williams SW 0059 nursery interior

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What are Sherwin Williams Frostwork undertones?

Frostwork is a light, very muted pale khaki. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-green bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-green. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.

HEX value:

#CBD0C2

RGB code:

203, 208, 194

Is Sherwin Williams Frostwork cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 81°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

SW 0059 Frostwork HSL code: 81, 13%, 79%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Frostwork

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Frostwork:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

SW 0059
Frostwork

Darker shades

SW 0059
Frostwork

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Frostwork with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 261, such as Sherwin Williams Wood Violet and Berry Cream.

SW 0059
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LRV of Frostwork

Frostwork has an LRV of 61.57% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 61.57%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#cbd0c2
RGB Decimal	203, 208, 194
RGB Percent	79.61%, 81.57%, 76.08%
HSV	Hue: 81° Saturation: 6.73% Value: 81.57%
HSL	hsl(81, 13, 79)
CMYK	Cyan: 2.4 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 6.73 Key: 18.43
YIQ	Y: 204.909 I: 1.519 Q: -5.414
XYZ	X: 56.92 Y: 61.703 Z: 59.936
CIE Lab	L:82.755 a:-4.221 b:6.358
CIE Luv	L:82.755 u:-2.097 v:10.176
Decimal	13357250
Hunter Lab	78.551, -8.121, 9.747