Jamaica Bay
500D-4 · #94F5C2 · LRV 75 — cool green tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
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What Color Is Jamaica Bay, Really?
Jamaica Bay reads as a cool green tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Behr 500D-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Jamaica Bay
Jamaica Bay 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 Jamaica Bay
Jamaica Bay is very light — LRV 75, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its green 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 Jamaica Bay 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.
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Jamaica Bay 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 #94F5C2 in HSL space. Pair Jamaica Bay with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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