Watery Blue is a pale green from Johnstone's, hex #CADCDB. Its light reflectance value is 68.9, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #CADCDB
- RGB
- 202, 220, 219
- HSL
- 177°, 20%, 83%
- CMYK
- 8, 0, 0, 14
- LRV
- 68.9
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 Watery Blue are 30BG 72069 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Powdered Pool 0482 by Colourtrend (excellent match) and Ewing Blue CW-585 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 Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Watery Blue
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Watery Blue, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Johnstone's Watery Blue
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Watery Blue, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Watery Blue
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Watery Blue, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Watery Blue
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Watery Blue, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Johnstone's Watery Blue
Little Greene has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Watery Blue, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Johnstone's Watery Blue
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Johnstone's's Watery Blue, closest first. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.
Crown equivalents to Johnstone's Watery Blue
Crown has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Watery Blue, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.
Curator equivalents to Johnstone's Watery Blue
Curator has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Watery Blue, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Johnstone's Watery Blue
Dulux Heritage has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Watery Blue, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Johnstone's Watery Blue
Farrelly & Co has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Watery Blue, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Watery Blue
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Watery Blue. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Watery Blue
Lick has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Watery Blue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Watery Blue
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Watery Blue. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Johnstone's Watery Blue
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Watery Blue. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Johnstone's Watery Blue
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Watery Blue. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. 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 Greens
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Watery Blue on it, so some of them look quite different.
Watery Blue is the 1,850th of 1,855 greens Swatcher knows about.