Agua Fría
Agua Fría is a Blue paint color from Sherwin-Williams, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its cool classification gives it a crisper edge that may become clearer beside warm timber, cream or brass. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#9FC5CCLRV
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 Rooms
Follow Agua Fría from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Dining Room Photo
In a gathering space that can move from daylight to ceremony, the most interesting quality of Agua Fría (9053) may be the way it responds to timber, table linen, glass and artwork. The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Agua Fría paint in a contemporary dining room
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1 Bathroom Photo
Agua Fría (9053) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes. Test it under window light, mirrors and focused task lighting.
Agua Fría — earthy bathroom
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1 Front Door Photo
The 1 front door image turn a blue swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
mediterranean front door featuring Agua Fría by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bedroom Photo
In a room designed around rest, softness and retreat, the most interesting quality of Agua Fría (9053) may be the way it responds to bed linen, timber, wool and upholstered textures. The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A organic modern bedroom painted in Agua Fría
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1 Home Office Photo
1 home office image trace Agua Fría (9053) through the transition between focused work and the rest of the home. The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Sherwin-Williams Agua Fría in a scandinavian home office
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1 Mudroom Photo
Agua Fría (9053) brings its blue character into a practical threshold where the outdoors enters the home. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
Agua Fría paint in a neutral mudroom
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1 Patio Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Agua Fría (9053) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
aesthetic patio featuring Agua Fría by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Living Room Photo
Against upholstery, timber, art and metal accents, Agua Fría (9053) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 51.6 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
A minimalist living room painted in Agua Fría
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1 Kitchen Photo
Agua Fría (9053) can change noticeably under daylight, task lighting and evening pendants. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Agua Fría — modern luxury kitchen
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1 House Photo
Agua Fría (9053) moves through 1 house image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
Agua Fría color — modern luxury house inspiration
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Expert Perspectives
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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.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This cool, refreshing blue draws inspiration from mountain springs and desert skies, offering a serene midtone that feels both grounding and uplifting. Perfect for bathrooms, bedrooms, or any space seeking a calm, contemporary atmosphere that pairs beautifully with warm wood accents and natural stone.
Attributed to Sherwin-Williams catalog data.