Vintage Aqua
HGSW 1345 · #8BC4D1 · LRV 50 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Adirondack Blue22
- 2Van Courtland Blue31
- 3Vintage Aqua50
- 4Refresh59
- 5Meander Blue66
What Color Is Vintage Aqua, Really?
Vintage Aqua reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1345 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Vintage Aqua
Vintage Aqua 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 Vintage Aqua
At LRV 50, Vintage Aqua 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 Vintage Aqua 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 HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1345 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 | After the RainSW 9047 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 49 | Color page → |
| Behr | Cotton DenimBIC-10 · Behr | 2.5 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | How Blue Am I?752 · Benjamin Moore | 2.6 | 49 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Tidal Wave5002-7C · Valspar | 1.1 | 47.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Idyllic IslePPG1235-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 52 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Soft Bahama Blue30BG 50/183 · Glidden | 2.0 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Vintage Aqua within HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams'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 #8BC4D1 in HSL space. Pair Vintage Aqua with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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