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.

TLX-0795#80D0CA

The Backwater range

Six depths of one colour

Backwater Wash on a wall

Colour behaves differently with the light that hits it. The same shade, in three places.

Exterior elevation painted in Backwater Wash
Exterior elevationFull sun into dusk, south-facingThe whole envelope in this shade, with white banding and a jaali screen breaking it up so the depth reads as architecture rather than weight.
Living room painted in Backwater Wash
Living roomSoft indirect daylightCarried across a full interior wall. Against jute, oatmeal upholstery and teak you can judge how the shade behaves with warm furnishings.
Stairwell painted in Backwater Wash
StairwellShadowed, north lightBoth walls up the stair. Low, indirect light is where a shade shows whether it holds its colour or goes muddy.

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.

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