Beach Foam
S450-1 · #CDE0E1 · LRV 72 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Beach Foam, Really?
Beach Foam reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr S450-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Beach Foam
Beach Foam is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Beach Foam
At LRV 72, Beach Foam is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Beach Foam are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr S450-1 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Open AirSW 6491 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Ewing BlueCW-585 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cold as Ice8004-39A · Valspar | 2.0 | 71 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Water LilyPPG1150-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.7 | 72 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Water LilyPPG1150-2 · Glidden | 1.1 | 72 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Morning Dew334-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Beach Foam within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #CDE0E1 in HSL space. Pair Beach Foam with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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