How light or dark is Bay Waves?
The listed LRV is 63.3. Higher LRV values reflect more light, but room exposure and finish still affect how open or deep the color appears.
Valspar color reference
Bay Waves (4008-1A) by Valspar
#CED1D0
A neutral screen color with a neutral (balanced undertone) reading and LRV 63.3. Not sure it's the exact color your local store carries? Here's the closest match at each of the other four brands.
- Hex
- #CED1D0
- RGB
- 206, 209, 208
- HSL
- 160°, 3.2%, 81.4%
- Lab D65
- 83.59, -1.21, 0.14
- LRV
- 63.3 estimated
- Undertone
- neutral (balanced undertone)
In a room
Where this color can work
Bay Waves can function as a calm light gray across a bath, laundry, office, or contemporary living room. Its balanced reading leaves room for blue, green, or warm wood accents without making any one direction dominant on screen. Real rooms will still shift it through reflected color. Try it near the window and behind the largest furniture item, then inspect it with the room's lamps on to catch any change that daylight-only sampling would miss.
Not affiliated with any paint brand. On-screen colors are approximations compiled from public references; verify with a physical swatch.
Cross-brand shortlist
Three nearby values in every other palette
Lower ΔE2000 values are closer screen approximations. They are not paint-formula conversions.
Sherwin-Williamsnearest three
Benjamin Moorenearest three
PPGnearest three
Dunn-Edwardsnearest three
Within Valspar
Similar, lighter, and darker
Morning Lake7004-21 · #D3D6D4Similar · ΔE 1.280Pelican4007-1A · #D1D6D6Similar · ΔE 1.464Silver Leaf4006-1A · #CDD0D2Similar · ΔE 1.662Polar Star4005-1A · #D7D9D8Similar · ΔE 1.991Northern Sky5001-3B · #CAD2D0Similar · ΔE 2.464Destiny5003-5B · #BDD6D5Lighter · ΔE 8.435Northern Sky5001-3B · #CAD2D0Darker · ΔE 2.464
Provenance
Recorded source
- Color value source: https://github.com/jpederson/colornerd
- Retrieved:
- LRV is calculated from the sRGB value and is labeled as an estimate.
Saveable reference
Color and closest-match card
FAQ
Questions about Bay Waves
Why are three cross-brand choices shown?
Small source-value differences can change the order of near neighbors. Three candidates create a practical sampling shortlist without claiming a guaranteed one-to-one conversion.
Can a store color-match Bay Waves from this page?
Use the original Valspar code 4008-1A when possible. The displayed hex and RGB values are screen references and should not replace a physical sample or store formula. In this library, the nearest cross-brand screen value is Elemental PPG1011-2 by PPG at ΔE 0.738.
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