Blue-Greens · Terrain
Backwater Wash
TLX-0795
- Hex
- #80D0CA
- RGB
- 128, 208, 202
- LRV
- 54
- Tone
- Mid
At LRV 54 it holds colour without darkening a room, which makes it a dependable choice for a full elevation or a whole interior.
The Backwater range
Backwater Wash on a wall
Colour behaves differently with the light that hits it. The same shade, in three places.



Photography repainted in Backwater Wash at its exact hex value, #80D0CA. Surfaces, light and materials are unretouched. Screens vary — order a sample before committing to a colour.
Questions people ask about Backwater Wash
What is the LRV of Backwater Wash (TLX-0795)?
At LRV 54 it holds colour without darkening a room, which makes it a dependable choice for a full elevation or a whole interior. It will absorb more heat than a pale shade on a wall that takes direct afternoon sun.
Is Backwater Wash a warm or a cool colour?
Backwater Wash is a cool shade. Cool colours recede visually, which makes a room feel more open and a long exterior wall look less dominant.
What are the hex and RGB values for Backwater Wash?
Backwater Wash is #80D0CA in hex, which is RGB 128, 208, 202. It sits in the Turbolux blue-green family at mid depth.
Which Turbolux paints can be mixed in Backwater Wash?
Backwater Wash can be tinted into the exterior emulsions — Alpha, Alpha Advanced, Alpha Titanium +, Barossa, Majestic, Maximus and More Life — and into Dew for interiors. Your Turbolux dealer mixes it at the counter.
Paints Backwater Wash is mixed into
Any Turbolux dealer tints these ranges to TLX-0795 at the counter.