Wave's Crest (Valspar 5005-1A)
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Wave's Crest (Valspar 5005-1A) is a light, neutral off-white from Valspar: LRV 72, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wave's Crest
Four Valspar colors picked for Wave's Crest by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Wave's Crest, 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 | Opaline | SW 6189 | 73 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Pearl Gray | 863 | 73.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Salt Cellar | PPU25-11 | 73.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Anonymous | 1128-1 | 71 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar off-white colors nearest to Wave's Crest (LRV 72) by LRV.
Lighter than Wave's Crest
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5005-1A |
| Hex | #DBDED5 |
| RGB | 219, 222, 213 |
| HSL | 80°, 12%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.0, -2.6, 4.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wave's Crest (Valspar 5005-1A), published as #DBDED5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wave's Crest (Valspar 5005-1A)?
- Wave's Crest has an LRV of 72. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wave's Crest is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Wave's Crest in another brand?
- Opaline (SW 6189) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wave's Crest warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Wave's Crest as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.1; 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.