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Sea Salt: 2 paint colors share this name.

Behr and Sherwin-Williams each sell a color called Sea Salt. They are close in name only. Here is how they actually differ.

Side by side

Set next to each other, the differences in value and undertone show up immediately.

BehrSea Salt780C-1 · #F1EFE3LRV86LightnessVery LightUndertoneWarmView Behr 780C-1
Sherwin-WilliamsSea SaltSW 6204 · #CDD2CALRV63LightnessLightUndertoneWarmView Sherwin-Williams SW 6204

The numbers

BrandCodeHexLRVUndertoneFamily
Behr780C-1#F1EFE386WarmWhite
Sherwin-WilliamsSW 6204#CDD2CA63WarmGray

What actually differs

Computed from measured values, not marketing descriptions.

780C-1 is 23 points lighter than SW 6204.

Sea Salt · 2 brands

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