Water Lily is a pale blue from Johnstone's, hex #C9DEE1. Its light reflectance value is 70.1, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.
- HEX
- #C9DEE1
- RGB
- 201, 222, 225
- HSL
- 187°, 29%, 84%
- CMYK
- 11, 1, 0, 12
- LRV
- 70.1
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.
Or point your phone at your own wall and watch it change to this colour, on your device, with nothing uploaded.
Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Water Lily are 33BG 72072 by Dulux (excellent match), Glacial Spring by Dulux Trade (excellent match) and Glacier Blue 1653 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Water Lily
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Water Lily, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Water Lily
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Water Lily, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Water Lily
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Water Lily, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Water Lily
Fleetwood has 3 equivalents to Johnstone's's Water Lily, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Lick equivalents to Johnstone's Water Lily
Lick has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Water Lily, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Water Lily
Colourtrend has 4 equivalents to Johnstone's's Water Lily, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's Water Lily
Dulux Heritage has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Water Lily, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Curator equivalents to Johnstone's Water Lily
Curator has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Water Lily, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Johnstone's Water Lily
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Water Lily, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Crown equivalents to Johnstone's Water Lily
Crown has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Water Lily, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Water Lily
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Water Lily, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Water Lily
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Water Lily. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Water Lily
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Water Lily. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Johnstone's Water Lily
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Water Lily. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Water Lily
Ronseal has nothing close to Johnstone's's Water Lily. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Johnstone's against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Neutrals alongside
Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Blues
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Water Lily on it, so some of them look quite different.
Water Lily is the 1,447th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.