Ocean Pearl
780C-3 · #D3DBC1 · LRV 68 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Clary Sage41
- 2October Mist47
- 3Ocean Pearl68
- 4Gratifying Green74
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Ocean Pearl, Really?
Ocean Pearl reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 780C-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Ocean Pearl
Ocean Pearl 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Ocean Pearl
At LRV 68, Ocean Pearl is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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 Pearl 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 780C-3 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 | Supreme GreenSW 6442 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Mosaic Glass485 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Solstice Breeze8003-31B · Valspar | 2.5 | 67 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | BreezewayPPG11-21 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 68 | Color page → |
| Glidden | BreezewayPPG11-21 · Glidden | 1.2 | 69 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Spring Green Leaf326-2DB · Dutch Boy | 0.9 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Ocean Pearl 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 #D3DBC1 in HSL space. Pair Ocean Pearl with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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