Winter Surf
490D-5 · #7CE2A8 · LRV 62 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Winter Surf, Really?
Winter Surf reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 490D-5 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Winter Surf
Winter Surf 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 Winter Surf
At LRV 62, Winter Surf is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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 Winter Surf 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 490D-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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunn-Edwards | Sprig of MintDE5675 · Dunn-Edwards | 4.8 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Winter Surf 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 #7CE2A8 in HSL space. Pair Winter Surf with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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