Cape Hope
0496 · #BFD3D2 · LRV 62 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Cape Hope, Really?
Cape Hope reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0496 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cape Hope
Cape Hope 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Cape Hope
At LRV 62, Cape Hope is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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 Cape Hope 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 Kompozit 0496 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 | TradewindSW 6218 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.8 | 61 | Color page → |
| Behr | Wind SpeedS450-2 · Behr | 2.0 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Annapolis Green687 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lakeside FindV102-2 · Valspar | 1.6 | 61.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Scandinavian SkyPPG1149-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.8 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Scandinavian SkyPPG1149-3 · Glidden | 2.5 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Cape Hope within Kompozit'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 #BFD3D2 in HSL space. Pair Cape Hope with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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