Valspar Sound Waves#A0C5D7 · LRV 52
Sound Waves reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 8002-43B actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Sound Waves |
| SKU | 8002-43B |
| Hex | #A0C5D7 |
| RGB | 160, 197, 215 |
| HSL | 200°, 41%, 74% |
| LRV | 52 |
| Undertone | blue-green / cool |
| Family | Blue |
About Valspar Sound Waves
At LRV 52, Sound Waves 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.
Sound 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. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
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 blue from that brand.
Behr
Backdrop
Benjamin Moore
Sherwin-Williams
PPG / Glidden
Dunn-Edwards
Farrow & Ball
Clare
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe nearest shades to Sound 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 #A0C5D7 in HSL space. Pair Sound 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.