Bay Waves (Valspar 4008-1A)
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Bay Waves (Valspar 4008-1A) is a light, neutral gray from Valspar: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bay Waves
Four Valspar colors picked for Bay Waves by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Bay 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 | Misty | SW 6232 | 64 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Whitestone | 2134-60 | 60.7 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Gray Pearl | PPH-43 | 62.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Elemental | 1011-2 | 65 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar gray colors nearest to Bay Waves (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Bay Waves
Darker than Bay Waves
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4008-1A |
| Hex | #CED1D0 |
| RGB | 206, 209, 208 |
| HSL | 160°, 3%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.6, -1.2, 0.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bay Waves (Valspar 4008-1A), published as #CED1D0
#BCC7CE
#E0DBD0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bay Waves (Valspar 4008-1A)?
- Bay Waves has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bay Waves is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Bay Waves in another brand?
- Gray Pearl (Behr PPH-43) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bay Waves warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Bay Waves as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.