Saltwater
580E-2 · #C6E1F2 · LRV 72 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Lost in the 80s51
- 2Honolulu Blue62
- 3Saltwater72
- 4Lively Tune78
- 5Icy Bay83
What Color Is Saltwater, Really?
Saltwater reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 580E-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Saltwater
Saltwater 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 Saltwater
At LRV 72, Saltwater 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 Saltwater 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 580E-2 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 | SoarSW 6799 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.7 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Bashful Blue2065-70 · Benjamin Moore | 2.5 | 74 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Summer Breeze4008-7A · Valspar | 2.3 | 70.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Niagara FallsPPG1240-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.3 | 73 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Crystal Blue Waters70BG 72/100 · Glidden | 2.2 | 72 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Glacial Winds138-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.7 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Saltwater 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 #C6E1F2 in HSL space. Pair Saltwater with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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