Fire and Ice (BM 1392)
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Fire and Ice (BM 1392) is a very deep, cool purple from Benjamin Moore: LRV 14.5, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fire and Ice
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Fire and Ice by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Fire and Ice, 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 | Vigorous Violet | SW 6838 | 13 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Mystical Purple | 650B-7 | 13.2 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Pensive Plum | 1002-3A | 13 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Pageant Pansy | 13-20 | 12 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore purple colors nearest to Fire and Ice (LRV 14.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Fire and Ice
Darker than Fire and Ice
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1392 |
| Hex | #76597F |
| RGB | 118, 89, 127 |
| HSL | 286°, 18%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.0, 19.3, -16.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fire and Ice (BM 1392), published as #76597F
#66517D
#87617F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fire and Ice (BM 1392)?
- Fire and Ice has an LRV of 14.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fire and Ice is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fire and Ice in another brand?
- Vigorous Violet (SW 6838) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Fire and Ice warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Fire and Ice as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -16.8; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.