Polished Aqua (Behr T17-08)
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Polished Aqua (Behr T17-08) is a medium, neutral green from Behr: LRV 50.9, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Polished Aqua
Four Behr colors picked for Polished Aqua by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Polished Aqua, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Aquaverde | SW 9051 | 49 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Warm Springs | 682 | 53.2 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Lake Country | 5003-5C | 46 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Copenhagen | 1137-4 | 54 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr green colors nearest to Polished Aqua (LRV 50.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Polished Aqua
Darker than Polished Aqua
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | T17-08 |
| Hex | #A6C3BE |
| RGB | 166, 195, 190 |
| HSL | 170°, 19%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.6, -10.7, -0.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Polished Aqua (Behr T17-08), published as #A6C3BE
#94B9BC
#B9CDBE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Polished Aqua (Behr T17-08)?
- Polished Aqua has an LRV of 50.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Polished Aqua is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Polished Aqua in another brand?
- Aquaverde (SW 9051) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Polished Aqua warm or cool?
- Behr lists Polished Aqua as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.8; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.