Waterfall
What Waterfall Actually Looks Like
Waterfall reads as a calm, airy aqua, sitting right at the crossroads of blue and green without leaning hard toward either. It is light enough to feel open on a wall but has enough color to register as a genuine hue rather than a barely-there tint. In bright daylight it looks fresh and slightly cool. In dimmer or evening light it settles into something quieter and more muted.
Waterfall Undertones
The color carries both blue and green in roughly equal amounts, which keeps it from reading as a straightforward teal or a pure sky blue. Depending on what surrounds it, the green side can come forward in warm artificial light, while the blue side is more visible in cool north-facing or overcast light.
Where Waterfall Works Best
Waterfall suits bathrooms and laundry rooms well, where its water-adjacent quality feels natural. It also works in bedrooms when you want color without intensity, and in sunrooms or coastal-style living spaces where light reflects off multiple surfaces. Because its LRV sits in the mid-range, it holds up in larger rooms without washing out and in smaller rooms without closing them in.
Where to put Waterfall
This is probably the most natural fit. The aqua tone reinforces the feeling of water and clean air, and the mid-range lightness keeps a bathroom from feeling dark even without strong natural light.
Waterfall brings enough color to make a bedroom feel intentional without being stimulating. Pair it with warm wood furniture and off-white bedding so the coolness does not tip into clinical.
In a south- or east-facing living room, Waterfall stays lively and fresh. In a north-facing room it can lean slightly gray-green, so test a large sample before committing.
A laundry room in Waterfall feels clean and lifted without the starkness of white. The color is forgiving under the mixed artificial and natural light typical of these spaces.
What to Pair With Waterfall
No coordinating colors are currently listed in our database for Waterfall 2050-50. As a general guide, it pairs well with crisp whites on trim, warm natural wood tones that offset its coolness, and soft warm neutrals in textiles to keep the space from feeling too cold.
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Colors that clash with Waterfall
Orange sits directly opposite aqua on the color wheel, so a strong terracotta rug or ochre throw can create visual tension that feels jarring rather than complementary.
Pairing Waterfall with a blue-gray trim can make the whole room feel uniformly cool and flat, stripping out contrast and visual interest.
A bold leafy or emerald green sofa or drapery can pull the green undertone of Waterfall into an awkward, competing relationship.
Common questions
The Benjamin Moore color code is 2050-50, the hex is #9DCDCB, and the LRV is 55, which places it solidly in the mid-range, neither dark nor particularly pale.
It can, but the blue-green balance will shift in cool north light and the color may read more muted or slightly gray-green. Test a large swatch through different times of day before deciding.
Yes, it is available in both interior and exterior formulas, so you can use it on walls and on exterior surfaces such as shutters or a front door.
Sherwin-Williams Reflecting Pool (SW 6486) is a reasonable starting point. It shares the aqua family and similar lightness, though it can read a bit more purely blue than Waterfall's balanced blue-green character. Always sample both side by side in your actual space.