Opal Waters vs Hazy
Opal Waters is a Behr color while Hazy comes from Farrow & Ball. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 53 and 51, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Opal Waters's blue character against Hazy's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. With a ΔE of 2.6, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Opal Waters vs Hazy in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Opal Waters and Hazy are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Opal Waters vs Hazy Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Opal Waters on one side and Hazy on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Opal Waters comparisons
See how Opal Waters stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 53, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 53 vs 6, Opal Waters is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 53 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Opal Waters reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (58 vs 53) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 53 vs 27, Opal Waters is decisively the brighter choice.
Opal Waters reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Opal Waters reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 53 vs 13, Opal Waters is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (53 vs 44) makes Opal Waters the marginally brighter of the two.
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Opal Waters reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 53, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 53, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 53, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 12, Opal Waters is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 53, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Opal Waters reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 53), opening up a space where Opal Waters encloses it.
Opal Waters reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 53 vs 12, Opal Waters is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (53 vs 45) makes Opal Waters the marginally brighter of the two.
Opal Waters reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Opal Waters reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Opal Waters reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.