Color spec
| Brand | Behr |
| Name | Fresh Water |
| SKU | 510A-3 |
| Hex | #BAFFEE |
| RGB | 186, 255, 238 |
| HSL | 165°, 100%, 86% |
| LRV | 88 |
| Undertone | cool blue-green tone |
| Family | Green |
About Behr Fresh Water
Fresh Water is very light — LRV 88, 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.
Fresh 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
Closest matches by brand
1 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all green from that brand.
Dunn-Edwards
Similar Behr colors
closest in the Behr deckThe nearest shades to Fresh Water 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 #BAFFEE in HSL space. Pair Fresh Water 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.
Behr Fresh Water Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Fresh Water from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Behr 510A-3 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Fresh Water
Dunn-Edwards has no exact twin of Fresh Water. The nearest is Shallow End (DE5680) at ΔE 4.16 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs noticeably darker (LRV 76 vs 88). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Shallow End swatch →