Clear Aqua
P440-2 · #C4EAE0 · LRV 76 — cool blue-green tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
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- 2Soft Fern57
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What Color Is Clear Aqua, Really?
Clear Aqua reads as a cool blue-green tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Behr P440-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Clear Aqua
Clear Aqua 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 Clear Aqua
Clear Aqua is very light — LRV 76, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Clear 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 P440-2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Tame TealSW 6757 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Soft Mint2041-60 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 75 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sprinkle5008-9A · Valspar | 0.8 | 76.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pale SeafoamPPG1233-3 · PPG / Glidden | 4.3 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Aqua Sky56GG 77/156 · Glidden | 2.1 | 77 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Tealed White132-2DB · Dutch Boy | 3.5 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Clear 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 #C4EAE0 in HSL space. Pair Clear Aqua with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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