Ocean Cruise
550D-5 · #78D0E0 · LRV 54 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Van Courtland Blue31
- 2Wythe Blue48
- 3Ocean Cruise54
- 4Refresh59
- 5Meander Blue66
What Color Is Ocean Cruise, Really?
Ocean Cruise reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 550D-5 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Ocean Cruise
Ocean Cruise 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. Teals add character without shouting — good for a vanity, an island or a feature wall.
How Lighting Changes Ocean Cruise
At LRV 54, Ocean Cruise 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 Ocean Cruise 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 550D-5 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 | Slick BlueSW 6949 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 52 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Baby Boy Blue2056-50 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 54 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Beach Sparkle5004-9C · Valspar | 3.6 | 55.7 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Waving Waters134-4DB · Dutch Boy | 3.1 | 54 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Glacier BasinHGSW 1356 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 3.0 | 56 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | BayshoreDE5779 · Dunn-Edwards | 3.0 | 51 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Ocean Cruise 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 #78D0E0 in HSL space. Pair Ocean Cruise with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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