Crashing Waves (Behr S450-4)
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Crashing Waves (Behr S450-4) is a deep, cool blue from Behr: LRV 37.4, so it reflects about 37 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crashing Waves
Four Behr colors picked for Crashing Waves 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 Crashing Waves, 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 | Aquitaine | SW 9057 | 38 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | St. John Blue | CSP-675 | 34 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Lucy Blue | 5001-5C | 39 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Crystal Lake | 1151-4 | 42 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Crashing Waves (LRV 37.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Crashing Waves
Darker than Crashing Waves
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | S450-4 |
| Hex | #86ABB3 |
| RGB | 134, 171, 179 |
| HSL | 191°, 23%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 37.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.6, -10.6, -8.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crashing Waves (Behr S450-4), published as #86ABB3
#72A1B1
#9AB5B3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crashing Waves (Behr S450-4)?
- Crashing Waves has an LRV of 37.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crashing Waves is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Crashing Waves in another brand?
- Aquitaine (SW 9057) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Crashing Waves warm or cool?
- Behr lists Crashing Waves as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.2; 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.