Festoon Aqua (SW 0019)
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Festoon Aqua (SW 0019) is a medium, neutral green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Festoon Aqua
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Festoon Aqua by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Festoon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Rhine River | 689 | 47.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Swan Sea | 500F-4 | 50 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Lake Country | 5003-5C | 46 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Frosty Glade | 1146-4 | 49 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Festoon Aqua (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Festoon Aqua
Darker than Festoon Aqua
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0019 |
| Hex | #A0BBB8 |
| RGB | 160, 187, 184 |
| HSL | 173°, 17%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.9, -9.8, -1.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Festoon Aqua (SW 0019), published as #A0BBB8
#8EB1B6
#B3C5B8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Festoon Aqua (SW 0019)?
- Festoon Aqua has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Festoon Aqua is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Festoon Aqua in another brand?
- Lake Country (Valspar 5003-5C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Festoon Aqua warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Festoon Aqua as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.6; 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.