Fountain Spout
What Fountain Spout Actually Looks Like
Fountain Spout reads as a pale, washed-out aqua, closer to a tinted water color than a saturated blue or green. It is light without feeling stark, and it carries a quiet coolness that keeps it feeling open and calm. In bright daylight the color blooms into a crisp, almost poolside clarity. In lower light it settles into something softer and slightly more gray.
Fountain Spout Undertones
The color sits at the intersection of blue and green, with neither one fully dominating. There is a faint gray quality underneath that prevents it from reading as a candy or tropical tone. That gray component is what keeps it versatile and keeps it from feeling like a nursery color.
Where Fountain Spout Works Best
Fountain Spout works well in bathrooms and laundry rooms, where the water-adjacent tone feels genuinely at home rather than forced. It also performs in bedrooms where you want a cooling, restful effect without committing to a full blue or a full green. Rooms with good natural light let it show its clearest, freshest side. North-facing rooms can pull out more of the gray undertone, which some people will like and others will find too flat, so test a sample first.
Where to put Fountain Spout
This is where Fountain Spout earns its name. The color feels intentional in a bathroom without being a cliche, and paired with white tile and brushed nickel or chrome fixtures it looks clean and considered.
On all four walls in a bedroom, Fountain Spout creates a calm, receding environment. It reads as serene rather than cold, especially when you bring in warm bedding and wood furniture to offset the coolness.
A light aqua is a practical and cheerful choice for a utility space. Fountain Spout brightens the room without demanding attention, and it holds up visually under both natural and artificial light.
On a single accent wall or on lower cabinets paired with white uppers, Fountain Spout adds a soft color note without overwhelming a kitchen. Keep countertops and hardware on the cooler or neutral side to stay cohesive.
What to Pair With Fountain Spout
No specific coordinating colors are listed in our database for Fountain Spout, but the color pairs naturally with soft whites that lean slightly cool, warm natural wood tones that balance its coolness, and crisp bright whites for a clean, high-contrast look.
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Colors that clash with Fountain Spout
Fountain Spout is a cool color, and placing it adjacent to warm yellow or gold tones creates a jarring temperature contrast that makes both colors look off.
Very dark, reddish-brown wood tones can fight with the blue-green coolness of Fountain Spout, making the room feel unresolved.
Orange sits directly opposite blue-green on the color wheel, and while contrast can work, the warm and saturated quality of terracotta next to the pale coolness of Fountain Spout tends to feel unintentional rather than curated.
Common questions
The LRV is 77.8, which is on the lighter end of the scale. That means it reflects a significant amount of light, making it a reasonable choice for smaller or lower-light spaces where you want the walls to feel open rather than closed in.
The Benjamin Moore code is 2059-70. The hex and RGB values render in the color spec block at the top of this page.
Yes, it is available through both Benjamin Moore retail and trade channels, and you can order it in the full range of finishes from flat through high-gloss.
It will likely read as somewhere between the two, with the balance shifting depending on your light source. Rooms with cool natural light or north-facing exposure tend to pull out the blue-gray quality. Rooms with warm afternoon sun can make the green quality more apparent. Sample it on your actual wall before committing.