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Tidewater: 2 paint colors share this name.

Behr and Sherwin-Williams each sell a color called Tidewater. 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.

BehrTidewaterM450-2 · #C2E3DDLRV71LightnessVery LightUndertoneCoolView Behr M450-2
Sherwin-WilliamsTidewaterSW 6477 · #C3D7D3LRV65LightnessLightUndertoneCoolView Sherwin-Williams SW 6477

The numbers

BrandCodeHexLRVUndertoneFamily
BehrM450-2#C2E3DD71CoolTeal
Sherwin-WilliamsSW 6477#C3D7D365CoolTeal

What actually differs

Computed from measured values, not marketing descriptions.

M450-2 is 6 points lighter than SW 6477.

Tidewater · 2 brands

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