Calm Water
610C-2 · #D2E5FB · LRV 77 — cool blue tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Honolulu Blue62
- 2After Rain68
- 3Calm Water77
- 4Icy Bay83
What Color Is Calm Water, Really?
Calm Water reads as a cool blue tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Behr 610C-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Calm Water
Calm Water 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. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Calm Water
Calm Water is very light — LRV 77, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Calm Water 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 610C-2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | White Satin2067-70 · Benjamin Moore | 3.4 | 77 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Dewdrop4006-7A · Valspar | 4.7 | 76.9 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Blue Ice Age69BG 77/076 · Glidden | 4.2 | 77 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | CloudlessDE5861 · Dunn-Edwards | 2.1 | 74 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Brush Blue0607 · Diamond Vogel | 4.2 | 75 | Color page → |
| Hirshfield's | Brush Blue0607 · Hirshfield's | 3.9 | 75 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Calm Water 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 #D2E5FB in HSL space. Pair Calm Water with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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