Gulf Winds
500F-5 · #8ECFBA · LRV 54 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Evergreen Fog30
- 2Clary Sage41
- 3Gulf Winds54
- 4Morning Zen60
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Gulf Winds, Really?
Gulf Winds reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 500F-5 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Gulf Winds
Gulf Winds 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Gulf Winds
At LRV 54, Gulf Winds 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 Gulf Winds 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 500F-5 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 | Retro MintSW 9036 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.5 | 54 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Lady Liberty585 · Benjamin Moore | 2.4 | 55 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Beach BreezeM227 · Valspar | 3.8 | 53.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | San Juan SpritzPPG17-29 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | San Juan SpritzPPG17-29 · Glidden | 1.6 | 57 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Home-GrownHGSW 1295 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 4.5 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Gulf Winds 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 #8ECFBA in HSL space. Pair Gulf Winds with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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