The Color Digest · Compare
Settled, side by side
Cedar Grove
Benjamin Moore · 444
Sage that reads at a distance
Sea Salt
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6204
The color of sea glass
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersSea Salt is the lighter of the two at LRV 63, 16.7 points above Cedar Grove at LRV 46.34. Both read cool. Both belong to the greens family. For a whole room, Sea Salt is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Cedar Grove is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsCedar Grove is a mid-light sage — green enough to be clearly a color from across the room, grey enough never to look minty. At LRV 46 it sits in the sweet spot for a full-room green: it holds its tone in daylight and softens rather than muddies as the light fades.
Sea Salt is a soft green-grey that changes its mind with the light: green in a sunny room, blue-grey in a shaded one. At LRV 63 it is light enough for a whole room and quiet enough to live with for years, which is why it has become a modern classic for bedrooms and bathrooms.