Artic Ocean
PMD-99 · #AFBEC1 · LRV 50 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
What Color Is Artic Ocean, Really?
Artic Ocean reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr PMD-99 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Artic Ocean
Artic Ocean is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Artic Ocean
At LRV 50, Artic Ocean is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Artic Ocean are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr PMD-99 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | RainSW 6219 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 49 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Wedgewood GrayHC-146 · Benjamin Moore | 3.3 | 50 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Jolene8004-35C · Valspar | 1.4 | 48 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Ocean DrivePPG1040-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.2 | 50 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Ocean DrivePPG1040-3 · Glidden | 2.2 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Chromed434-2DB · Dutch Boy | 3.0 | 52 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Artic Ocean within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #AFBEC1 in HSL space. Pair Artic Ocean with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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