Mermaid Tears
CE-02 · #A1DFDD · LRV 66 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Green Meets Blue36
- 2Wythe Blue48
- 3Mermaid Tears66
- 4Waterfall71
- 5Bubble77
What Color Is Mermaid Tears, Really?
Mermaid Tears reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr CE-02 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mermaid Tears
Mermaid Tears 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. Teals add character without shouting — good for a vanity, an island or a feature wall.
How Lighting Changes Mermaid Tears
At LRV 66, Mermaid Tears is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Mermaid Tears 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 CE-02 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 | SpaSW 6765 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | San Clemente Teal730 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 67 | Color page → |
| Valspar | In the ShallowsV028-1 · Valspar | 2.2 | 67.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Silent RipplePPG1232-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 68 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sea Breeze Teal90GG 68/203 · Glidden | 2.3 | 68 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Teal Seaglass131-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.8 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Mermaid Tears 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 #A1DFDD in HSL space. Pair Mermaid Tears with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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