Icy Wind (Behr PPL-15)

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Icy Wind (Behr PPL-15) is a very light, neutral white from Behr: LRV 90.7, so it reflects about 91 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Icy Wind
Four Behr colors picked for Icy Wind 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 Icy Wind, 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 | Serendipity | SW 9671 | 84 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Emerald Vapor | 845 | 82.1 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Italian Ice | 7005-10 | 89 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Northern Lights | 1137-2 | 85 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr white colors nearest to Icy Wind (LRV 90.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Icy Wind
Darker than Icy Wind
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPL-15 |
| Hex | #ECF7F1 |
| RGB | 236, 247, 241 |
| HSL | 147°, 41%, 95% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 90.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.3, -4.7, 1.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Icy Wind (Behr PPL-15), published as #ECF7F1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Icy Wind (Behr PPL-15)?
- Icy Wind has an LRV of 90.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Icy Wind is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Icy Wind in another brand?
- Italian Ice (Valspar 7005-10) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Icy Wind warm or cool?
- Behr lists Icy Wind as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.6; 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.