Watercolour
CC-788 · #BCD4DD · LRV 63 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Peacock Blue35
- 2Wythe Blue48
- 3Watercolour63
- 4Open Air70
- 5Bubble77
What Color Is Watercolour, Really?
Watercolour reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore CC-788 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Watercolour
Watercolour 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 Watercolour
At LRV 63, Watercolour 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 Watercolour 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-788 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 | MillstreamPPU14-16 · Behr | 1.4 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pale Flowers4008-5A · Valspar | 0.4 | 63.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Everglade MistPPG1150-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.2 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Biscayne Blue30BG 64/108 · Glidden | 1.3 | 64 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Briney Blue335-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 64 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Something BlueHGSW 1376 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 3.9 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Watercolour 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 #BCD4DD in HSL space. Pair Watercolour with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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