Artful Aqua (Behr BIC-24)
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Artful Aqua (Behr BIC-24) is a medium, neutral blue from Behr: LRV 41.9, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Artful Aqua
Four Behr colors picked for Artful Aqua 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 Artful Aqua, 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 | Drizzle | SW 6479 | 39 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Kensington Green | 710 | 45 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Turquoise Porcelain | 5002-5C | 41 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Parakeet Pete | 1143-4 | 41 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Artful Aqua (LRV 41.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Artful Aqua
Darker than Artful Aqua
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BIC-24 |
| Hex | #91B4B3 |
| RGB | 145, 180, 179 |
| HSL | 178°, 19%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.8, -12.0, -3.4 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Artful Aqua (Behr BIC-24), published as #91B4B3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Artful Aqua (Behr BIC-24)?
- Artful Aqua has an LRV of 41.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Artful Aqua is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Artful Aqua in another brand?
- Turquoise Porcelain (Valspar 5002-5C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Artful Aqua warm or cool?
- Behr lists Artful Aqua as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.4; 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.