Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Fresh Water |
| SKU | DE5854 |
| Hex | #C6E3F7 |
| RGB | 198, 227, 247 |
| HSL | 204°, 75%, 87% |
| LRV | 69 |
| Undertone | cool blue tone |
| Family | Blue |
About Dunn-Edwards Fresh Water
At LRV 69, Fresh Water 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.
Fresh Water 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.
Closest matches by brand
12 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all blue from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
C2 Paint
Kompozit
Similar Dunn-Edwards colors
closest in the Dunn-Edwards deckThe nearest shades to Fresh Water within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C6E3F7 in HSL space. Pair Fresh Water with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Dunn-Edwards Fresh Water Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Fresh Water from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DE5854 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Behr Equivalent of Fresh Water
Behr's nearest match is Saltwater (580E-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.14). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 69) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Fresh Water without repainting risk. See the full Saltwater swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Fresh Water
At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Fresh Water is Bashful Blue (2065-70) — very close at ΔE 3.12, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Bashful Blue swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Fresh Water
At Valspar, the closest color to Fresh Water is Blue Mist (4006-9A) — very close at ΔE 2.64, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 74.2 vs 69) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Blue Mist swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Fresh Water
At PPG / Glidden, the closest color to Fresh Water is Niagara Falls (PPG1240-2) — very close at ΔE 3.38, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 69) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Niagara Falls swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Fresh Water
At Glidden, the closest color to Fresh Water is Niagara Falls (PPG1240-2) — very close at ΔE 3.39, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Niagara Falls swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Fresh Water
Dutch Boy has no exact twin of Fresh Water. The nearest is Fresh Air (237-2DB) at ΔE 4.28 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 69). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Fresh Air swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Fresh Water
At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Fresh Water is Empress Lila (0636) — very close at ΔE 2.23, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 69) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Empress Lila swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Fresh Water
At Hirshfield's, the closest color to Fresh Water is Empress Lila (0636) — very close at ΔE 2.11, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 69) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Empress Lila swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Fresh Water
At Kompozit, the closest color to Fresh Water is Empress Lila (0636) — very close at ΔE 2.11, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 70 vs 69) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Empress Lila swatch →