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Behr Shallow Sea520D-4 · #89F1D2 · LRV 73

Shallow Sea reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the color's details, what Behr 520D-4 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

BEHR SHALLOW SEA
RGB 137, 241, 210LRV 73

Color spec

BrandBehr
NameShallow Sea
SKU520D-4
Hex#89F1D2
RGB137, 241, 210
HSL162°, 79%, 74%
LRV73
Undertonecool blue-green tone
FamilyGreen
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About Behr Shallow Sea

At LRV 73, Shallow Sea 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.

Shallow Sea 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.

Closest matches by brand

2 brands within ΔE 5

The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all green from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

4,068 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.39
All green at Benjamin Moore →
2037-50 · #94E1C2 · ΔE 4.39 · LRV 63

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.84
All green at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5681 · #A2EBD8 · ΔE 4.84 · LRV 66

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

The nearest shades to Shallow Sea within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

510D-4 · LRV 72
530D-4 · LRV 73
520B-4 · LRV 76
P480-4 · LRV 75
M460-4 · LRV 69
M460-3 · LRV 79

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #89F1D2 in HSL space. Pair Shallow Sea with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#89F1D2 + #F189A8
TRIADIC
#89F1D2 · #D289F1 · #F1D289
ANALOGOUS
#89F19E · #89F1D2 · #89DCF1

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.35:1fail
Sample text on black
15.58:1AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Behr Shallow Sea Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Shallow Sea from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Behr 520D-4 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Shallow Sea

Dunn-Edwards has no exact twin of Shallow Sea. The nearest is Pale Jade (DE5681) at ΔE 4.84 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs noticeably darker (LRV 66 vs 73). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Pale Jade swatch →

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