Beach Foam
Behr S450-1
- HEX
- #CDE0E1
- RGB
- 205, 224, 225
- LAB
- 87.8, -6.1, -2.7
- LRV
- ≈ 72
- Family
- Light Gray, cool
- Nearest RAL
- 9018 Papyrus White
With an LRV of about 72, Beach Foam reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.
Beach Foam in other brands
- Aqua Sparkle Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
- Luxe Berger Paints 5P2234 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
- Relax Half Dulux Australia S29B1H Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
- Solitude Asian Paints 9228 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
- K7740R Crown Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
- Zircon Ice Hallman Lindsay 664 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Behr
How it looks with color blindness
- Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
- Protanopia Reads as light gray
- Tritanopia Reads as grayish green
- Achromatopsia Reads as light gray
Under different light
- Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns beige
- Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
- Daylight, 6500 K As listed
Questions
Is Beach Foam warm or cool?
Cool. Its LAB b value of -2.7 and a value of -6.1 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.
What is the closest Johnstone's color to Beach Foam?
Aqua Sparkle (Johnstone's), at ΔE 0.7. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Beach Foam?
≈ 72. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.