Aqua Bay
480C-3 · #B6FFC2 · LRV 85 — cool green tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Soft Fern57
- 2Hancock Green66
- 3Aqua Bay85
- 4Iced Mint90
- 5Mint Hint95
What Color Is Aqua Bay, Really?
Aqua Bay reads as a cool green tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Behr 480C-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Aqua Bay
Aqua Bay shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Aqua Bay
Aqua Bay is very light — LRV 85, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Aqua Bay 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.
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Aqua Bay 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 #B6FFC2 in HSL space. Pair Aqua Bay with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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