Ice Mist
What Ice Mist Actually Looks Like
Ice Mist OC-67 sits at the very top of the white scale, so light it almost disappears into the wall. The name earns its keep: there is a cool, slightly misty quality to it, not the crisp brightness of a blue-white and not the warmth of a cream. In a well-lit room it simply looks clean and airy. Pull it into a dim space and that faint coolness becomes more apparent.
Ice Mist Undertones
The hex sits with equal red and blue values slightly below the green value, which tells you the undertone leans green-gray rather than pink or yellow. It is subtle enough that most people will read it as plain white in direct light. Shift the light source north or let clouds roll in, and you may catch a soft gray-green cast on larger wall areas. It does not go blue the way many cool whites do.
Where Ice Mist Works Best
Because Ice Mist is so light and carries a quiet cool undertone, it is most at home in spaces that already get decent natural light. It works well in rooms where you want a white that does not feel stark or clinical but also does not drift toward butter or sand. Think of it as a white for rooms with natural wood tones, gray stone, or soft greens nearby, where its undertone can echo rather than conflict with what is already in the space.
Where to put Ice Mist
In a living room with good southern or eastern light, Ice Mist reads as a clean, calm white backdrop. It lets furniture and textiles lead without competing. Keep upholstery in warm neutrals or soft greens and the undertone will feel intentional rather than accidental.
A bedroom painted in Ice Mist feels restful rather than energizing, which suits the purpose of the space. The cool, misty quality softens the room without making it feel cold, especially when you layer in warm wood tones on the bed frame or nightstands.
In a bathroom with white tile and chrome or brushed nickel fixtures, Ice Mist works cleanly. Its green-gray lean can also complement soft sage tile or stone. Be aware that artificial lighting in bathrooms varies widely and can pull the undertone in unexpected directions, so test a large sample before committing.
For a home office, especially one used on video calls, Ice Mist is a reliable choice. It photographs as a clean, neutral white and does not introduce the greenish color cast that some deeper green-grays do. North-facing offices may find it slightly cool, so balance with warm task lighting.
What to Pair With Ice Mist
No coordinating colors were specified for Ice Mist in our database. As a general guide, pair it with soft warm-to-neutral grays, natural wood finishes, or muted sage and eucalyptus tones that echo its green-gray character. Avoid pairing it directly against warm yellowed whites, which will pull out the cool undertone and make both colors look off.
Colors that clash with Ice Mist
Placing Ice Mist next to a warm white with yellow or pink undertones will make both colors look wrong. The contrast will highlight the cool green-gray in Ice Mist and make the warm white look dingy.
Purple tones can interact poorly with the green undertone in Ice Mist, pushing the wall color toward an unintended gray-green that reads murky rather than crisp.
Using a strongly blue-tinted white on trim next to Ice Mist walls can make the wall color look greener than it actually is, since the eye reads the two whites against each other.
Common questions
Ice Mist has an LRV of 88.84, which places it firmly in the near-white category. Anything above roughly 85 reads as white on most walls, and Ice Mist will look white in most rooms. The very high reflectivity means it bounces light well and keeps spaces feeling open.
It is cool. The color carries a faint green-gray undertone rather than a warm yellow or pink one. In strong light that undertone is nearly invisible, but in north-facing rooms or under cool artificial light it becomes more noticeable.
For most walls, an eggshell finish gives you a small amount of sheen that adds depth without making the cool undertone look flat. Matte works in bedrooms where you want zero reflection. Use satin or semi-gloss on trim to differentiate the surface from the walls.
Yes, and it is a practical choice. Its very high reflectivity keeps ceilings feeling bright and high. The cool undertone on a ceiling is rarely noticeable because ceilings receive so much ambient light. It will read as a clean, fresh white overhead in most rooms.
Benjamin Moore Ice Mist carries the code OC-67. The hex and LRV values are displayed in the color spec block on this page.