Color of the weekCalke Green · Farrow & Ball No. 34

Settled, side by side

Sea Haze

Benjamin Moore · 2137-50

Sea Salt

Sherwin-Williams · SW 6204

45.36
LRV
63.233
Sea Salt is 17.9 points lighter
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Hex
#CDD2CA
179 · 181 · 171
RGB
205 · 210 · 202
Cool
Warmth
Cool
Gray with soft green undertones
Undertone
Pale green-grey that shifts toward blue in cool light; the color of sea glass
Gray
Family
Green
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Collection

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The difference

Read from the numbers

Sea Salt is the lighter of the two at LRV 63.233, 17.9 points above Sea Haze at LRV 45.36. Both read cool. Sea Haze is a gray, Sea Salt a green. For a whole room, Sea Salt is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Sea Haze is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

Sea Haze 2137-50 is a mid-tone gray from Benjamin Moore's Color Preview collection. Benjamin Moore calls it "a soothing gray with soft green undertones" that is "as beautifully complex as polished sea glass", with an LRV of 45.36.

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.

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