Soft Wave is a pale grey from Crown, hex #BBC9CC. Its light reflectance value is 56.7, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #BBC9CC
- RGB
- 187, 201, 204
- HSL
- 191°, 14%, 77%
- CMYK
- 8, 1, 0, 20
- LRV
- 56.7
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.
Or point your phone at your own wall and watch it change to this colour, on your device, with nothing uploaded.
Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Soft Wave are Smoke 2122-40 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match), Coastal Grey by Dulux (excellent match) and Coastal Grey by Dulux Trade (excellent match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Crown Soft Wave
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Crown's Soft Wave, closest first. Compare Crown and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Crown Soft Wave
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Crown's Soft Wave, closest first. Compare Crown and Dulux range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Crown Soft Wave
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Crown's Soft Wave, closest first. Compare Crown and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Crown Soft Wave
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Crown's Soft Wave, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Crown and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Crown Soft Wave
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Crown's Soft Wave, closest first. Compare Crown and Colourtrend range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Crown Soft Wave
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Crown's Soft Wave, closest first. Compare Crown and Johnstone's range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Crown Soft Wave
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Crown's Soft Wave, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Crown and Little Greene range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Crown Soft Wave
Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Crown's Soft Wave, closest first. Compare Crown and Fleetwood range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Crown Soft Wave
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Crown's Soft Wave, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Crown and Acres Hall range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Crown Soft Wave
Farrow & Ball has 2 equivalents to Crown's Soft Wave, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Crown and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Crown Soft Wave
Farrelly & Co has 2 equivalents to Crown's Soft Wave, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Crown and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Crown Soft Wave
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Crown's Soft Wave. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Crown Soft Wave
Lick has no true equivalent to Crown's Soft Wave. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Lick range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Crown Soft Wave
Curator has no true equivalent to Crown's Soft Wave. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Crown and Curator range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Crown Soft Wave
Ronseal has nothing close to Crown's Soft Wave. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Crown and Ronseal range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Crown against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Neutrals alongside
Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Greys
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Soft Wave on it, so some of them look quite different.
Soft Wave is the 1,044th of 1,288 greys Swatcher knows about.