Blooming Aster (Behr PPL-23)
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Blooming Aster (Behr PPL-23) is a light, cool blue from Behr: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blooming Aster
Four Behr colors picked for Blooming Aster 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 Blooming Aster, 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 | Wishful Blue | SW 6813 | 72 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | White Satin | 2067-70 | 76.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Sapphire Glow | 4003-5A | 75 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Iceberg | 1164-2 | 77 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Blooming Aster (LRV 75 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Blooming Aster
Darker than Blooming Aster
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPL-23 |
| Hex | #D7E2EE |
| RGB | 215, 226, 238 |
| HSL | 211°, 40%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.4, -1.4, -7.1 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blooming Aster (Behr PPL-23), published as #D7E2EE
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#EAECEE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blooming Aster (Behr PPL-23)?
- Blooming Aster has an LRV of 75 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blooming Aster is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Blooming Aster in another brand?
- Iceberg (PPG 1164-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blooming Aster warm or cool?
- Behr lists Blooming Aster as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.1; 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.