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Valspar Aquatic Edge#C2D7D3 · LRV 64.8

Aquatic Edge reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 5003-5A actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR AQUATIC EDGE
RGB 194, 215, 211 LRV 64.8

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Aquatic Edge
SKU 5003-5A
Hex #C2D7D3
RGB 194, 215, 211
HSL 169°, 21%, 80%
LRV 64.8
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Gray

About Valspar Aquatic Edge

At LRV 64.8, Aquatic Edge 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.

Aquatic Edge 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Lickety Split
SKU 0699 · #C2D9D1 · LRV 66
ΔE 2 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.34
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6477
#C3D7D3
Tidewater
ΔE 0.34 · LRV 65
SW 6484
#BEDBD8
Meander Blue
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 67
SW 6463
#C4D9CE
Breaktime
ΔE 3.09 · LRV 66
SW 6456
#C6D5C9
Slow Green
ΔE 3.94 · LRV 64
SW 9054
#C7D8DB
Little Boy Blu
ΔE 4.04 · LRV 66

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.63
All gray at Behr →
N450-2
#C3D7D4
Zero Gravity
ΔE 0.63 · LRV 65
MQ3-20
#C4DAD4
Whipped Mint
ΔE 1.18 · LRV 67
BNC-07
#C6D7D1
Frosted Silver
ΔE 1.56 · LRV 65
N470-2
#BCDAD7
Oceanic Climate
ΔE 2.74 · LRV 66
MQ3-21
#CAD6CE
Breezeway
ΔE 3.53 · LRV 65

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.82
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
681
#C2DAD3
Green Wave
ΔE 1.82 · LRV
708
#C8D8D1
White Rain
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 65
2136-60
#C3D4D4
Harbor Haze
ΔE 2.63 · LRV 62
716
#C2D5D6
Fantasy Blue
ΔE 2.66 · LRV 63
701
#C7D6CD
Swept Away
ΔE 2.91 · LRV 63

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.86
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1138-2
#C4D7CF
Geyser
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 65
1142-3
#BCD7D4
Veridian Green
ΔE 1.89 · LRV 64
1143-2
#C8D7D2
Blue Lullaby
ΔE 2.11 · LRV 66
1035-2
#C6D6D7
Sky Diving
ΔE 3.29 · LRV 65
1149-3
#C2D3D6
Scandinavian Sky
ΔE 4.05 · LRV 63

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.41
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5716
#BFD1C9
Rolling Waves
ΔE 2.41 · LRV 61
DE6317
#CAD3D4
Mount Sterling
ΔE 5.59 · LRV 64
DE5792
#C2D7DF
Falling Tears
ΔE 5.84 · LRV 65
DEC794
#CAD2D4
Salina Springs
ΔE 6.35 · LRV 63
DE6324
#CFD5D7
Veiled Spotlight
ΔE 7.15 · LRV 66

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.34
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 3.34 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-46
#C1CFC2
Two Scoops
ΔE 4.78 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 8.07 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 9.21 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 11 · LRV 66

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.55
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 236
#C0CDC2
Teresa's Green
ΔE 4.55 · LRV 59
NO. 235
#D5DBDB
Borrowed Light
ΔE 6.72 · LRV 70
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 6.82 · LRV 62
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 9.07 · LRV 69
NO. 284
#D3CFCD
Worsted
ΔE 11.18 · LRV 63

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.01
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-67
#CDDAC9
Mineral Green
ΔE 6.01 · LRV 67
JG-13
#C9CEC4
Emmie's Room
ΔE 6.57 · LRV 61
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 6.97 · LRV 62
JG-55
#D1D1C5
Stoneware Pieces
ΔE 8.64 · LRV 63
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 9.44 · LRV 69

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.29
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 10.29 · LRV 51
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 11.99 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 13.58 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 21.28 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 25.33 · LRV 53

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

The nearest shades to Aquatic Edge within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

5002-3A
Distant Valley
LRV 64.5
8002-35B
Fescue
LRV 67
M335
Breath of Green
LRV 66.9
8003-36B
Juniper Mist
LRV 64
V100-2
Take a Hike
LRV 62
8003-34B
Opal Fire
LRV 65

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C2D7D3 in HSL space. Pair Aquatic Edge with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C2D7D3 + #D7C2C6
TRIADIC
#C2D7D3 · #D3C2D7 · #D7D3C2
ANALOGOUS
#C2D7C9 · #C2D7D3 · #C2D1D7

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.5:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.95:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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