Valspar Bay Waves#CCCECC · LRV 61.3
Bay Waves reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 4008-1A actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Bay Waves |
| SKU | 4008-1A |
| Hex | #CCCECC |
| RGB | 204, 206, 204 |
| HSL | 120°, 2%, 80% |
| LRV | 61.3 |
| Undertone | true neutral (no measurable hue) |
| Family | Gray |
About Valspar Bay Waves
At LRV 61.3, Bay Waves is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Bay Waves 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.
Kompozit alternative
The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.
Benjamin Moore
Sherwin-Williams
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Behr
PPG / Glidden
Clare
Dunn-Edwards
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe nearest shades to Bay Waves within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #CCCECC in HSL space. Pair Bay Waves with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.