Sound Waves
8002-43B · #A0C5D7 · LRV 52 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Williamsburg Wedgwood Blue28
- 2Resolute Blue40
- 3Sound Waves52
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Sound Waves, Really?
Sound Waves reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8002-43B behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sound Waves
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.
How Lighting Changes 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.
Most complaints about Sound Waves 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 Valspar 8002-43B 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 | Porch CeilingSW 9063 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | Alluring BlueICC-99 · Behr | 4.0 | 51 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Palatial Skies800 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 55 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Blue BowsPPG1158-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.1 | 51 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Atlantis Blue70BG 53/164 · Glidden | 1.6 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Water Drop238-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.3 | 52 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The 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.
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 #A0C5D7 in HSL space. Pair Sound Waves with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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