Sweet Lavender (Behr BIC-08)
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Sweet Lavender (Behr BIC-08) is a light, cool blue from Behr: LRV 60.4, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Lavender
Four Behr colors picked for Sweet Lavender by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Sweet Lavender, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Breathtaking | SW 6814 | 63 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Spring Flowers | 1430 | 60.7 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Lavender Escape | 4002-7B | 61 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sweet Emily | 1245-3 | 64 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Sweet Lavender (LRV 60.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Lavender
Darker than Sweet Lavender
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BIC-08 |
| Hex | #C7CCDB |
| RGB | 199, 204, 219 |
| HSL | 225°, 22%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.1, 1.2, -8.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Lavender (Behr BIC-08), published as #C7CCDB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Lavender (Behr BIC-08)?
- Sweet Lavender has an LRV of 60.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Lavender is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Lavender in another brand?
- Sweet Emily (PPG 1245-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Sweet Lavender warm or cool?
- Behr lists Sweet Lavender as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.0; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.