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Refreshing Pool

500A-2 · #BDFFE7 · LRV 88 · cool green tone

500A-2 · #BDFFE7 · LRV 88 — cool green tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.

Refreshing PoolBehr · 500A-2
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Refreshing Pool
BEHR · 500A-2 · #BDFFE7
Brand · codeBehr500A-2 · all Behr greens
LRV88Very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
Undertonecool green tone
FamilyGreen
Hex · RGB · HSL#BDFFE7 · 189, 255, 231 · 158°, 100%, 87%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Morning Zen60
  2. 2Alabaster82
  3. 3Refreshing Pool88
  4. 4June Vision93
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Refreshing Pool, Really?

Refreshing Pool reads as a cool green tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Behr 500A-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Refreshing Pool

Refreshing Pool 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Refreshing Pool

Refreshing Pool is very light — LRV 88, 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.

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Most complaints about Refreshing Pool 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.

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Similar Behr Colors

The nearest shades to Refreshing Pool within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Refreshing Pool · 18.6 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Refreshing Pool · 1.1 : 1 · fails for text

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 #BDFFE7 in HSL space. Pair Refreshing Pool with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#BDFFE7 + #FFBDD5
TRIADIC
#BDFFE7 · #E7BDFF · #FFE7BD
ANALOGOUS
#BDFFC6 · #BDFFE7 · #BDF6FF

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