Valspar

Cresting Waves

V066-4

Cresting Waves is a medium blue green with a softened teal character. It has coastal energy without going pale. Cresting Waves suits bathroom walls, built-ins, or a porch ceiling where the color can breathe.

Gray tile will cool it down. With rattan, white trim, and brushed nickel, the blue-green balance stays easy. Let flooring and counters have a vote on Cresting Waves.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

V066-4

Cresting Waves in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Valspar Cresting Waves under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Cresting Waves under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Cyan/Teal

Strength

Medium

Temperature

cool

Hue Angle

180°

Cyan Family

Lightness

54%

Medium

Saturation

22%

Muted

LRV

32.3

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#6ea3a3

RGB Decimal

110, 163, 163

RGB Percent

43.1%, 63.9%, 63.9%

HSL

180.0, 22.4%, 53.5%

HSV

180.0, 32.5%, 63.9%

CMYK

32.5%, 0.0%, 0.0%, 36.1%

YIQ

147.2, -31.6, -11.2

XYZ

26.14, 32.15, 39.48

CIE Lab

63.47, -17.39, -5.60

CIE Luv

63.47, -25.62, -5.54

Hunter Lab

56.70, -14.36, -5.07

Decimal

7250851

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Cresting Waves Tasmanian Sea Mayo Teal Mere Green

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Cresting Waves Blithe Blue Lakeside Find Aloha

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Cresting Waves Rose Marquee Mink Violet Rosetti Pink

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Cresting Waves Versatile Blue Salamander Kimono Violet

Cool Shades

Cool spectrum

Cresting Waves Versatile Blue Blueberry Patch Kimono Violet

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

Valspar

Cresting Waves

Glidden

Catalina

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Benjamin Moore

Florida Keys Blue

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Behr

Voyage

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Benjamin Moore

Bracken Blue

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Glidden

Palmetto

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Benjamin Moore

Antiqued Aqua

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Smoky Mountain Spring

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Benjamin Moore

Majestic Blue

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Behr

Aqua Rapids

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Behr

Tower Bridge