Color spec
| Brand | Behr |
| Name | Cool Water Lake |
| SKU | P480-3 |
| Hex | #A2FFEC |
| RGB | 162, 255, 236 |
| HSL | 168°, 100%, 82% |
| LRV | 85 |
| Undertone | cool blue-green tone |
| Family | Green |
About Behr Cool Water Lake
Cool Water Lake is very light — LRV 85, 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.
Cool Water Lake 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.
Similar Behr colors
closest in the Behr deckThe nearest shades to Cool Water Lake within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A2FFEC in HSL space. Pair Cool Water Lake with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.