Antiqued Aqua
QE-42 · #BAC9C0 · LRV 56 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Antiqued Aqua56
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Antiqued Aqua, Really?
Antiqued Aqua reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr QE-42 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Antiqued Aqua
Antiqued Aqua 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 Antiqued Aqua
At LRV 56, Antiqued Aqua is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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 Antiqued Aqua 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 QE-42 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 | Holly GlenSW 9678 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.9 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Silver Marlin2139-50 · Benjamin Moore | 3.0 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sparkling Lake5002-3B · Valspar | 1.6 | 56.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Blue ShamrockPPG1136-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Blue ShamrockPPG1136-4 · Glidden | 1.2 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Peridot Sparkle427-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.5 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Antiqued Aqua 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 #BAC9C0 in HSL space. Pair Antiqued Aqua with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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