Soothing Spring (Behr HDC-CL-23)
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Soothing Spring (Behr HDC-CL-23) is a medium, neutral gray from Behr: LRV 57.4, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soothing Spring
Four Behr colors picked for Soothing Spring by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Soothing Spring, 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 | Piedmont | SW 9657 | 60 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Woodlawn Blue | HC-147 | 60.7 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Sparkling Lake | 5002-3B | 58 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Blue Shamrock | 1136-4 | 57 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to Soothing Spring (LRV 57.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Soothing Spring
Darker than Soothing Spring
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-CL-23 |
| Hex | #BCCBC4 |
| RGB | 188, 203, 196 |
| HSL | 152°, 13%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.4, -6.4, 1.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soothing Spring (Behr HDC-CL-23), published as #BCCBC4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soothing Spring (Behr HDC-CL-23)?
- Soothing Spring has an LRV of 57.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soothing Spring is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Soothing Spring in another brand?
- Blue Shamrock (PPG 1136-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soothing Spring warm or cool?
- Behr lists Soothing Spring as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.7; 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.