Water Drops (BM 659)
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Water Drops (BM 659) is a light, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Water Drops
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Water Drops by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Water Drops, 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 | Waterfall | SW 6750 | 71 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Clear Aqua | P440-2 | 76 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sprinkle | 5008-9A | 78 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Serendipity | 1230-2 | 70 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Water Drops (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Water Drops
Darker than Water Drops
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 659 |
| Hex | #C2E7DD |
| RGB | 194, 231, 221 |
| HSL | 164°, 44%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.9, -14.0, 0.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Water Drops (BM 659), published as #C2E7DD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Water Drops (BM 659)?
- Water Drops has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Water Drops is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Water Drops in another brand?
- Clear Aqua (Behr P440-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Water Drops warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Water Drops 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: 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.