Melting Icicles (Behr BWC-20)
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Melting Icicles (Behr BWC-20) is a very light, neutral white from Behr: LRV 82.9, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Melting Icicles
Four Behr colors picked for Melting Icicles by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Melting Icicles, 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 | Pure White | SW 7005 | 84 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Cloud Cover | 855 | 80.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Snowed In | 6004-1A | 82 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Gypsum | 1006-1 | 84 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr white colors nearest to Melting Icicles (LRV 82.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Melting Icicles
Darker than Melting Icicles
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BWC-20 |
| Hex | #ECEBE4 |
| RGB | 236, 235, 228 |
| HSL | 52°, 17%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.0, -0.9, 3.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Melting Icicles (Behr BWC-20), published as #ECEBE4
#DAE1E2
#FEF5E4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Melting Icicles (Behr BWC-20)?
- Melting Icicles has an LRV of 82.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Melting Icicles is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Melting Icicles in another brand?
- Snowed In (Valspar 6004-1A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Melting Icicles warm or cool?
- Behr lists Melting Icicles as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.5; 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.