Salty Tear (Behr 510A-2)
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Salty Tear (Behr 510A-2) is a light, neutral blue from Behr: LRV 78.8, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Salty Tear
Four Behr colors picked for Salty Tear by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Salty Tear, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Aviary Blue | SW 6778 | 73 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Innocence | 2055-70 | 79.4 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Tropical Mist | 5002-7A | 78 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Seaspray | 1233-2 | 79 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Salty Tear (LRV 78.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Salty Tear
Darker than Salty Tear
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 510A-2 |
| Hex | #CFEBED |
| RGB | 207, 235, 237 |
| HSL | 184°, 45%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.1, -8.7, -4.1 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Salty Tear (Behr 510A-2), published as #CFEBED
#BCE1EB
#E3F5ED
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Salty Tear (Behr 510A-2)?
- Salty Tear has an LRV of 78.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Salty Tear is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Salty Tear in another brand?
- Tropical Mist (Valspar 5002-7A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Salty Tear warm or cool?
- Behr lists Salty Tear as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.