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Water Sprout

420C-2 · #E5FDC5 · LRV 91 · cool green tone

420C-2 · #E5FDC5 · LRV 91 — cool green tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.

Water SproutBehr · 420C-2
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Water Sprout
BEHR · 420C-2 · #E5FDC5
Brand · codeBehr420C-2 · all Behr greens
LRV91Very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
Undertonecool green tone
FamilyGreen
Hex · RGB · HSL#E5FDC5 · 229, 253, 197 · 86°, 93%, 88%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. 1Hancock Green66
  2. 2Alabaster82
  3. 3Water Sprout91
  4. 4Parsnip96
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Water Sprout, Really?

Water Sprout reads as a cool green tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Behr 420C-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Water Sprout

Water Sprout 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 Water Sprout

Water Sprout is very light — LRV 91, 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Water Sprout 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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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr 420C-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.

BrandClosest colorΔELRV
Dunn-Edwards
Kiwi KissDE5555 · Dunn-Edwards
3.382Color page →
Same deck, next chip over

Similar Behr Colors

The nearest shades to Water Sprout 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 Water Sprout · 19.2 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Water Sprout · 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 #E5FDC5 in HSL space. Pair Water Sprout with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E5FDC5 + #DDC5FD
TRIADIC
#E5FDC5 · #C5E5FD · #FDC5E5
ANALOGOUS
#FDF9C5 · #E5FDC5 · #C9FDC5

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