English Hollyhock
HDC-CT-16A · #B4C8D4 · LRV 56 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Lost in the 80s51
- 3English Hollyhock56
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is English Hollyhock, Really?
English Hollyhock reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr HDC-CT-16A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for English Hollyhock
English Hollyhock is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes English Hollyhock
At LRV 56, English Hollyhock is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about English Hollyhock are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr HDC-CT-16A directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Take FiveSW 6513 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Stream1668 · Benjamin Moore | 3.4 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lighthouse Shadows4008-3B · Valspar | 2.5 | 54.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | TwinklePPG1154-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Island Morning Blue90BG 56/106 · Glidden | 2.3 | 56 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Secured337-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.4 | 56 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to English Hollyhock within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #B4C8D4 in HSL space. Pair English Hollyhock with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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