Agua Fría
Agua Fría is a versatile and reflective Blue from Sherwin-Williams. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. Below, you'll find 10 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#9FC5CC
LRV
51.63
Agua Fría's Color Strip
Agua Fría is the third shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Jetstream and Ebbtide. The strip spans from Open Air at the lightest end to Oceanside at the deepest. Browsing strip 172 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Agua Fría in Real Rooms
Agua Fría has a medium-high LRV of 51.63 — present enough to register on the wall without making a room feel heavy. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Blue family, the photos below show it applied in a dining room, bathroom, front door, bedroom, home office, mudroom, patio, living room, kitchen and house.
1 Dining Room Photo
Agua Fría encourages conversation. Its calm, grounded presence creates a sense of safety and comfort that allows guests to relax and stay at the table longer, which is the ultimate goal of any well-designed dining area.
Agua Fría paint in a contemporary dining room
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1 Bathroom Photo
For bathrooms with limited natural light, Agua Fría provides a necessary "glow." It uses its subtle undertones to mimic the warmth of sunlight, preventing the space from feeling subterranean or overly dark, even in windowless layouts.
Agua Fría — earthy bathroom
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1 Front Door Photo
A front door in Agua Fría is a timeless choice that won't feel dated as trends shift. It's a versatile hue that can adapt to different porch decor—from modern planters to traditional rockers—with effortless ease.
mediterranean front door featuring Agua Fría by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bedroom Photo
There's a rhythmic quality to Agua Fría 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.
A organic modern bedroom painted in Agua Fría
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1 Home Office Photo
A home office in Agua Fría strikes the perfect balance between focused and inviting. The color grounds the room without feeling corporate, and its depth gives the space a sense of purpose. Pair with dark wood furniture to make long working hours feel more comfortable.
Sherwin-Williams Agua Fría in a scandinavian home office
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1 Mudroom Photo
Agua Fría handles the visual noise of a high-traffic entry point with ease. Coats, shoes, bags — the color grounds all of it without making the chaos worse. It's also incredibly forgiving of the scuffs and marks that come with daily use.
Agua Fría paint in a neutral mudroom
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1 Patio Photo
Agua Fría on a patio surface or garden wall creates a visual anchor that ties together furniture, plantings, and architecture. It reads as intentional in a way that natural wood or stone alone rarely achieves, providing a polished "finished" look to the landscape.
aesthetic patio featuring Agua Fría by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Living Room Photo
The beauty of Agua Fría 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.
A minimalist living room painted in Agua Fría
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1 Kitchen Photo
Using Agua Fría in the kitchen allows the architectural details—like open shelving or a custom range hood—to stand out. It creates a soft-focus background that makes even a simple stack of white plates look like a deliberate design choice.
Agua Fría — modern luxury kitchen
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1 House Photo
Agua Fría is particularly effective on modern-style homes with flat planes and large windows. The color emphasizes the geometry of the house, using shadows and light to create a dynamic, ever-changing facade throughout the day.
Agua Fría color — modern luxury house inspiration
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 78 vs 52, Blue Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 86 vs 52, Extra White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Agua Fría the marginally brighter of the two.
Trim Color
At LRV 78 vs 52, Blue Horizon is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Agua Fría reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Liquid Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 52 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.