Agua Fría (SW 9053)
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Agua Fría (SW 9053) is a medium, cool blue from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 52, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Agua Fría
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Agua Fría by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, 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 Agua Fría, 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 | Chesapeake Blue | CW-595 | 48.9 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Alluring Blue | ICC-99 | 51.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sea Sparkle | 5003-7B | 53 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Wright Blue Mist | FLLW892 | 48 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams blue colors nearest to Agua Fría (LRV 52) by LRV.
Lighter than Agua Fría
Darker than Agua Fría
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9053 |
| Hex | #9FC5CC |
| RGB | 159, 197, 204 |
| HSL | 189°, 31%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.1, -11.0, -7.7 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Agua Fría (SW 9053), published as #9FC5CC
#8BBBCA
#B3CFCC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Agua Fría (SW 9053)?
- Agua Fría has an LRV of 52. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Agua Fría is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Agua Fría in another brand?
- Alluring Blue (Behr ICC-99) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Agua Fría warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Agua Fría as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.7; 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.