Valspar

Sound Waves

8002-43B

Sound Waves is a light blue with a softened gray undertone. The light blue LRV can carry walls without closing the room. Use it in a bathroom, laundry room, or bedroom where a gentle cool color can carry the walls.

It is light enough for wider use, though it still reads blue beside trim. Pair with white tile or sandy wood. Avoid yellowed cream trim if a crisp effect matters. The color may gray down in low daylight.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

8002-43B

Sound 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 Sound Waves under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Sound Waves under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Blue

Strength

High

Temperature

cool

Hue Angle

200°

Cyan Family

Lightness

74%

Light

Saturation

41%

Moderate

LRV

52.0

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

#a0c5d7

RGB Decimal

160, 197, 215

RGB Percent

62.7%, 77.3%, 84.3%

HSL

199.6, 40.7%, 73.5%

HSV

199.6, 25.6%, 84.3%

CMYK

25.6%, 8.4%, 0.0%, 15.7%

YIQ

188.0, -27.8, -2.2

XYZ

46.73, 52.31, 71.92

CIE Lab

77.47, -8.25, -13.03

CIE Luv

77.47, -19.48, -18.87

Hunter Lab

72.33, -7.62, -13.30

Decimal

10536407

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Sound Waves Soul Blue Poolside Living Stream

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Sound Waves Mediterranean Breeze Duck's Egg Blue Soft Cloud

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Sound Waves Chippendale Rosetone Spiced Brandy Shell Pink

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Sound Waves Sassy Violet Sea Mist Green Grape Hyacinth

Cool Shades

Cool spectrum

Sound Waves Sassy Violet Brocade Grape Hyacinth

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

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