Behr → Valspar
Valspar equivalent of Behr Silver Screen 770E-2
The closest Valspar colour is Bay Waves (4008-1A), at ΔE 0.83 — indistinguishable.
Bay Waves is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.83 the difference is smaller than most people can see on a wall, and smaller than the shift between two batches of the same colour.
Why people switch between Behr and Valspar
Most people comparing Behr to Valspar are not shopping for a new colour. They have already chosen one, and then hit a price difference or a painter who buys from a single supplier. The question is what goes on the wall instead.
How close Bay Waves really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.83indistinguishable
- LRV
- 61.33Behr is 61
- Hex
- #CCCECC#CDCECD in Behr
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated.
Behr and Valspar publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Bay Waves reads slightly darker than Silver Screen in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Valspar options
Worth knowing if Bay Waves is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Gray Morn 8006-11BΔE 1.25 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
- Morning Lake 7004-21ΔE 1.39 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 3.8 points higher.
- Silver Leaf 4006-1AΔE 1.46 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See Behr Silver Screen 770E-2 matched across all 13 brands →