H2O
CC-878 · #A1BFD5 · LRV 50 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wolf Gray21
- 2Resolute Blue40
- 3H2O50
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is H2O, Really?
H2O reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore CC-878 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for H2O
H2O 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 H2O
At LRV 50, H2O 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 H2O 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 Benjamin Moore CC-878 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Perennial BlueM530-3 · Behr | 2.9 | 48 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Northern Sky Blue4008-5B · Valspar | 3.6 | 50.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | EverlastingPPG1161-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 49 | Color page → |
| Glidden | EverlastingPPG1161-3 · Glidden | 2.1 | 49 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Water Drop238-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.3 | 52 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | January FrostDE5849 · Dunn-Edwards | 2.4 | 46 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to H2O within Benjamin Moore'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 #A1BFD5 in HSL space. Pair H2O with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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