Blackwater
Blackwater is a genuinely dark paint color from Cloverdale Paint. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. Below, you'll find 8 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#5D5E6A
LRV
12.00
Blackwater's Color Strip
Blackwater is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. Browsing strip 117 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Blackwater in Real Rooms
Blackwater has a low LRV of 12 — it absorbs light and reads as a genuinely dark, enveloping color.
1 Bathroom Photo
Using Blackwater on a bathroom vanity is a clever way to introduce color without painting the walls. It creates a sophisticated anchor for the room, especially when topped with a thick white quartz or a contrasting dark stone.
Blackwater in a bathroom context — crisp, grounded, dependable.
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2 Bedroom Photos
There's a rhythmic quality to Blackwater in a bedroom. It's a color that supports the circadian rhythm, mirroring the natural shadows of the evening and providing a neutral, non-stimulating canvas for the brain to decompress after a long day of digital exposure.
Blackwater in a children's bedroom: gentle, considered, liveable.
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Blackwater fills this airy bedroom without demanding attention.
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1 Dining Room Photo
Blackwater in the dining room sets a tone of warmth and occasion. Whether used on all four walls or as a single statement wall behind a sideboard, it creates the kind of atmosphere that makes every dinner feel like a special event.
Blackwater adds presence to this dining room without overpowering it.
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2 Misc Photos
Blackwater shows up in some unexpected spaces in these photos — hallways, laundry rooms, and accent walls. Each one makes the case that the color's versatility extends well beyond the obvious applications into every corner of the home.
Blackwater on an entryway staircase — grounded, welcoming, assured.
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Blackwater in a sun room, where light tests every paint color honestly.
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1 Kitchen Photo
The challenge with kitchen color is longevity: it needs to look right at 7am under bright task lights and at dinner with the pendants dimmed low. Blackwater manages to bridge all three lighting scenarios with ease, which is a rarer quality in a paint pigment than it sounds.
Blackwater keeps this kitchen feeling open and well-considered.
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1 Living Room Photo
The beauty of Blackwater in a living room lies in its versatility with textures. It provides a smooth, matte-like quality that contrasts beautifully against plush velvet sofas or chunky wool rugs. It's a color that invites you to stay a little longer, creating an atmosphere that feels established rather than just decorated.
Blackwater brings quiet confidence to this living room interior.
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