Hopeful Blue (Behr BIC-23)
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Hopeful Blue (Behr BIC-23) is a medium, cool blue from Behr: LRV 46.1, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hopeful Blue
Four Behr colors picked for Hopeful Blue 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 Hopeful Blue, 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 | Languid Blue | SW 6226 | 46 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Cape Blue | 1642 | 46.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | High Noon | 5001-5B | 52 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Blue By You | 1035-3 | 45 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Hopeful Blue (LRV 46.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Hopeful Blue
Darker than Hopeful Blue
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BIC-23 |
| Hex | #A2B9BF |
| RGB | 162, 185, 191 |
| HSL | 192°, 18%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.6, -6.6, -5.7 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hopeful Blue (Behr BIC-23), published as #A2B9BF
#8FAFBD
#B5C3BF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hopeful Blue (Behr BIC-23)?
- Hopeful Blue has an LRV of 46.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hopeful Blue is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Hopeful Blue in another brand?
- Cape Blue (BM 1642) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Hopeful Blue warm or cool?
- Behr lists Hopeful Blue as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.7; 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.