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Wave Top

M450-3 · #AFD9D3 · LRV 63 · cool blue-green tone

M450-3 · #AFD9D3 · LRV 63 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Wave TopBehr · M450-3
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Wave Top
BEHR · M450-3 · #AFD9D3
Brand · codeBehrM450-3 · all Behr teals
LRV63Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonecool blue-green tone
FamilyTeal
Hex · RGB · HSL#AFD9D3 · 175, 217, 211 · 171°, 36%, 77%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Peacock Blue35
  2. 2Wythe Blue48
  3. 3Wave Top63
  4. 4Open Air70
  5. 5Bubble77
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Wave Top, Really?

Wave Top reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr M450-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Wave Top

Wave Top 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. Teals add character without shouting — good for a vanity, an island or a feature wall.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Wave Top

At LRV 63, Wave Top 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Wave Top 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.

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Same color, different store

Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr M450-3 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Behr Colors

The nearest shades to Wave Top within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Wave Top · 13.7 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Wave Top · 1.5 : 1 · fails for text

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 #AFD9D3 in HSL space. Pair Wave Top with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#AFD9D3 + #D9AFB5
TRIADIC
#AFD9D3 · #D3AFD9 · #D9D3AF
ANALOGOUS
#AFD9BE · #AFD9D3 · #AFCAD9

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