Waterfall (BM 2050-50)
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Waterfall (BM 2050-50) is a medium, neutral blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 55, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Waterfall
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Waterfall by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Waterfall, 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 | Raindrop | SW 6485 | 52 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Aquifer | MQ6-08 | 51.9 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Bay Mist | 5006-7C | 54 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Fling Green | 1234-4 | 55 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Waterfall (LRV 55) by LRV.
Lighter than Waterfall
Darker than Waterfall
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2050-50 |
| Hex | #9DCDCB |
| RGB | 157, 205, 203 |
| HSL | 177°, 32%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.1, -16.0, -4.1 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Waterfall (BM 2050-50), published as #9DCDCB
#89C3C9
#B1D7CB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Waterfall (BM 2050-50)?
- Waterfall has an LRV of 55. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Waterfall is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Waterfall in another brand?
- Aquifer (Behr MQ6-08) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Waterfall warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Waterfall as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.