540E-1
Color profile
Light value
79 · Very light
Undertone
Cool cool, blue cast
Family
White
“At LRV 79, Wave Crest is a very light blue that reflects most light. Wave Crest carries a cool undertone. Behr files Wave Crest under Blue.”— Behr
Where it sits on the light scale
0 · Absolute black100 · Pure white
LRV 79 Very light · reflects most light and reads bright
Coordinating colors
A working palette built around Wave CrestThis colorWave CrestBehr · 540E-1
CoordinatingNairobi DuskBehr · PPU3-10CoordinatingBurnished PewterBehr · PPU24-04CoordinatingBell TowerBehr · MQ3-15Similar colors
Tap any color to compareWave Crest vs Blue Bird Day
79LRV78
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WhiteFamilyWhite
cool, blue castUndertonecool, blue cast
Wave Crest vs Era
79LRV75
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WhiteFamilyGray
cool, blue castUndertonecool, blue cast
Wave Crest vs Mountain Air
79LRV84
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WhiteFamilyWhite
cool, blue castUndertonecool, teal cast
Wave Crest vs Permafrost
79LRV78
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WhiteFamilyBlue
cool, blue castUndertonecool, blue lean
Wave Crest vs Helium
79LRV84
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WhiteFamilyTeal
cool, blue castUndertonecool, teal cast
Wave Crest vs Ethereal White
79LRV86
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WhiteFamilyWhite
cool, blue castUndertonecool, teal cast
Similar colors from other brands
Tap any color to compareWave Crest vs Aloha
79LRV79
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WhiteFamilyWhite
cool, blue castUndertonecool, teal cast
Aloha is near-identical compared with Wave Crest.
Wave Crest vs Breathless
79LRV82
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WhiteFamilyGreen
cool, blue castUndertonecool, blue cast
Breathless is near-identical · 3 points lighter compared with Wave Crest.
Wave Crest vs Gray Opal
79LRV79
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WhiteFamilyGray
cool, blue castUndertonecool, teal cast
Gray Opal is near-identical compared with Wave Crest.
Wave Crest vs Sky High
79LRV78
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WhiteFamilyGray
cool, blue castUndertonecool, blue cast
Sky High is near-identical compared with Wave Crest.
Wave Crest vs Whispering Spring
79LRV78
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WhiteFamilyGray
cool, blue castUndertonecool, teal cast
Whispering Spring is very close match · 1 points darker compared with Wave Crest.
Wave Crest vs Prelude
79LRV81
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WhiteFamilyBlue
cool, blue castUndertonecool, blue cast
Prelude is very close match · 2 points lighter compared with Wave Crest.
Wave Crest vs Iceberg
79LRV76
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WhiteFamilyBlue
cool, blue castUndertonecool, blue cast
Iceberg is very close match · 3 points darker compared with Wave Crest.
Wave Crest vs Polar Ice
79LRV74
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WhiteFamilyBlue
cool, blue castUndertonecool, blue cast
Polar Ice is very close match · 5 points darker compared with Wave Crest.
Wave Crest vs Cabbage White
79LRV83
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WhiteFamilyWhite
cool, blue castUndertonewarm, teal cast
Cabbage White is close match · 4 points lighter · warmer compared with Wave Crest.
Wave Crest vs Sizing
79LRV78
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WhiteFamilyGray
cool, blue castUndertonecool, blue cast
Sizing is close match · leans redder compared with Wave Crest.
Wave Crest, answered
What is the LRV of Wave Crest?
Wave Crest (540E-1) by Behr has a Light Reflectance Value of 79, so it reflects most of the light that hits it. On the 0–100 scale that places it in the very light range.
Is Wave Crest a warm or cool color?
Wave Crest has a cool undertone (cool, blue cast).
What is the closest match to Wave Crest from another brand?
The closest cross-brand match to Wave Crest is Aloha (8002-39A) by Valspar, near-identical.
Behr · 540E-1
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