Crystal Waters
PPU14-14 · #B3CEE1 · LRV 59 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Lost in the 80s51
- 3Crystal Waters59
- 4After Rain68
- 5Bashful Blue74
What Color Is Crystal Waters, Really?
Crystal Waters reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr PPU14-14 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Crystal Waters
Crystal Waters 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. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Crystal Waters
At LRV 59, Crystal Waters is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Crystal Waters 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 PPU14-14 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 | Wondrous BlueSW 6807 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.8 | 59 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Ice821 · Benjamin Moore | 3.7 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Whiting CottageM307 · Valspar | 1.5 | 59 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Flemish BluePPG1238-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.6 | 59 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Blue Hydrangea70BG 59/124 · Glidden | 0.8 | 59 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sky's the Limit140-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.2 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Crystal Waters 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 #B3CEE1 in HSL space. Pair Crystal Waters with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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