Icicle Mint (Behr HDC-WR14-5)
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Icicle Mint (Behr HDC-WR14-5) is a light, neutral blue from Behr: LRV 76.7, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Icicle Mint
Four Behr colors picked for Icicle Mint 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 Icicle Mint, 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 | Open Air | SW 6491 | 70 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Quiet Pond | 2052-70 | 78.6 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Sea Breath | 5006-7A | 75 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Seaspray | 1233-2 | 79 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Icicle Mint (LRV 76.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Icicle Mint
Darker than Icicle Mint
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-WR14-5 |
| Hex | #CFE8E6 |
| RGB | 207, 232, 230 |
| HSL | 175°, 35%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.2, -8.6, -1.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Icicle Mint (Behr HDC-WR14-5), published as #CFE8E6
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#E2F2E6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Icicle Mint (Behr HDC-WR14-5)?
- Icicle Mint has an LRV of 76.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Icicle Mint is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Icicle Mint in another brand?
- Seaspray (PPG 1233-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Icicle Mint warm or cool?
- Behr lists Icicle Mint as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.8; 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.