CP
BEHR · PPL-73

Behr Tranquil Sea#C6D3D6 · LRV 63

Tranquil Sea reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr PPL-73 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

BEHR TRANQUIL SEA
RGB 198, 211, 214 LRV 63

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Tranquil Sea
SKU PPL-73
Hex #C6D3D6
RGB 198, 211, 214
HSL 191°, 16%, 81%
LRV 63
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Gray

About Behr Tranquil Sea

At LRV 63, Tranquil 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.

Tranquil 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Closest matches at every US brand

13 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.24
All gray at Kompozit →
0629 · #C7D4D7 · ΔE 0.24 · LRV 64
0622 · #C5D2D9 · ΔE 2.02 · LRV 63
0496 · #BFD3D2 · ΔE 3.71 · LRV 62
0475 · #C8D1CC · ΔE 4.08 · LRV 62
0482 · #C7D6D0 · ΔE 4.75 · LRV 65

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.16
All gray at Diamond Vogel →
0629 · #C9D4D8 · ΔE 1.16 · LRV 65
0496 · #C2D3D3 · ΔE 2.46 · LRV 63
0622 · #C7D3DB · ΔE 2.68 · LRV 64
0488 · #C6D0CD · ΔE 3.11 · LRV 62
0469 · #C3D4CF · ΔE 4.59 · LRV 63

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.22
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1149-3 · #C2D2D5 · ΔE 1.22 · LRV 62
PPG1035-2 · #C5D5D7 · ΔE 1.43 · LRV 64
PPG1037-2 · #C8D2D2 · ΔE 1.68 · LRV 63
PPG1036-2 · #C8D1D1 · ΔE 1.93 · LRV 62
1159-2 · #C4D3DC · ΔE 2.77 · LRV 63

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.3
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
CW-650 · #C6D0D2 · ΔE 1.3 · LRV 62
1619 · #C8D2D6 · ΔE 1.49 · LRV 62
2136-60 · #C3D4D4 · ΔE 2.45 · LRV 62
716 · #C2D5D6 · ΔE 2.72 · LRV 63
1584 · #C9D3D0 · ΔE 3.03 · LRV 64

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.32
All gray at Valspar →
P030 · #C1D1D4 · ΔE 1.32 · LRV 61.6
8004-41A · #C8D1D6 · ΔE 2.25 · LRV 63
V138-2 · #C6CFD4 · ΔE 2.35 · LRV 61.3
4005-3A · #C6D3DB · ΔE 2.5 · LRV 63.5
8006-8A · #C9D0D4 · ΔE 2.79 · LRV 62

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.34
All gray at Dutch Boy →
430-2DB · #C8D2D3 · ΔE 1.34 · LRV 63
340-1DB · #CAD4DB · ΔE 2.76 · LRV 65
434-1DB · #CDD2D3 · ΔE 3.27 · LRV 64
335-2DB · #BED6DD · ΔE 3.72 · LRV 64
242-1DB · #C9D1DC · ΔE 5.09 · LRV 63

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.66
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6317 · #CAD3D4 · ΔE 1.66 · LRV 59
DEC794 · #CAD2D4 · ΔE 1.98 · LRV 59
DE6324 · #CFD5D7 · ΔE 2.98 · LRV 61
DE6338 · #CCD3D8 · ΔE 3.07 · LRV 60
DE5820 · #C5D1DA · ΔE 3.17 · LRV 58

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.66
All gray at C2 Paint →
C2-738 · #CAD3D4 · ΔE 1.66 · LRV 64
C2-723 · #CED7D4 · ΔE 3.29 · LRV 66
C2-787 · #C6D2DD · ΔE 4.09 · LRV 63
C2-770 · #C5D1DC · ΔE 4.1 · LRV 63
C2-785 · #D0D1CC · ΔE 5.92 · LRV 63

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.94
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9136 · #CBD4D4 · ΔE 1.94 · LRV 65
SW 6533 · #CBD5DB · ΔE 2.38 · LRV 65
SW 6246 · #CAD0D2 · ΔE 2.88 · LRV 62
SW 6232 · #CDD2D2 · ΔE 3.33 · LRV 64
SW 6477 · #C3D7D3 · ΔE 4.81 · LRV 65

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.46
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 235 · #D1DADB · ΔE 2.46 · LRV 69
NO. 205 · #C9CFCD · ΔE 3.46 · LRV 61
NO. 277 · #D4D4D2 · ΔE 5.81 · LRV 66
NO. 9814 · #CDD1C7 · ΔE 6.83 · LRV 63
NO. 228 · #CFCBC4 · ΔE 8.28 · LRV 60

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.06
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-36 · #C2DADD · ΔE 4.06 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-31 · #CED0D3 · ΔE 4.9 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-07 · #D6D7D2 · ΔE 6.07 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-08 · #CBCBC5 · ΔE 6.68 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-18 · #D8D3CD · ΔE 8.45 · LRV 66

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.09
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-74 · #CCD0CE · ΔE 4.09 · LRV 62
JG-13 · #C9CEC4 · ΔE 6.76 · LRV 61
JG-55 · #D1D1C5 · ΔE 8.29 · LRV 63
JG-67 · #CDDAC9 · ΔE 9.28 · LRV 67
JG-98 · #D4CDD0 · ΔE 9.98 · LRV 62

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.08
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-LO · #A4C2D2 · ΔE 8.08 · LRV 51
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 11.36 · LRV 65
BD-CC · #E5DCC4 · ΔE 13.7 · LRV 73
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 18.05 · LRV 60
BD-BG · #E5BEB0 · ΔE 21.12 · LRV 53

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

N510-2 · LRV 62
N520-2 · LRV 63
PPU14-17 · LRV 65
PPU14-17A · LRV 65
790E-2 · LRV 65
PPF-17 · LRV 62

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C6D3D6 in HSL space. Pair Tranquil Sea with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C6D3D6 + #D6C9C6
TRIADIC
#C6D3D6 · #D6C6D3 · #D3D6C6
ANALOGOUS
#C6D6D1 · #C6D3D6 · #C6CBD6

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.53:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.69:1 AAA

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

Behr Tranquil Sea Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Tranquil 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 PPL-73 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Kompozit Equivalent of Tranquil Sea

The closest Kompozit equivalent of Tranquil Sea is Polished Cotton (0629). At ΔE 0.24 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 63). If Kompozit is your counter, order Polished Cotton and you'll get the same color. See the full Polished Cotton swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Tranquil Sea

Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Polished Cotton (0629), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.16). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 63) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Tranquil Sea without repainting risk. See the full Polished Cotton swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Tranquil Sea

Dutch Boy's nearest match is Silver Shores (430-2DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.34). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Tranquil Sea without repainting risk. See the full Silver Shores swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Tranquil Sea

PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Sky Diving (PPG1035-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.43). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 63) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Tranquil Sea without repainting risk. See the full Sky Diving swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Tranquil Sea

Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Silver Mist (1619), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.49). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 62 vs 63) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Tranquil Sea without repainting risk. See the full Silver Mist swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Tranquil Sea

C2 Paint's nearest match is Overcast (C2-738), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.66). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 63) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Tranquil Sea without repainting risk. See the full Overcast swatch →

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Tranquil Sea

Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Lullaby (SW 9136), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.94). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 63) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Tranquil Sea without repainting risk. See the full Lullaby swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Tranquil Sea

Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Salina Springs (DEC794), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.98). It runs slightly darker (LRV 59 vs 63) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Tranquil Sea without repainting risk. See the full Salina Springs swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Tranquil Sea

At Valspar, the closest color to Tranquil Sea is Spun Sugar (8004-41A) — very close at ΔE 2.25, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Spun Sugar swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Tranquil Sea

At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Tranquil Sea is Skylight (NO. 205) — very close at ΔE 3.46, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 61 vs 63) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Skylight swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Tranquil Sea

Magnolia Home has no exact twin of Tranquil Sea. The nearest is Dark Moon (JG-74) at ΔE 4.09 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 62 vs 63). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Dark Moon swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Tranquil Sea

Clare has no exact twin of Tranquil Sea. The nearest is Wink (PNT100-LT-31) at ΔE 4.9 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 63). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Wink swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Tranquil Sea

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Tranquil Sea — the nearest deck color, Real Real (BD-RR), is clearly different (ΔE 11.36). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Behr PPL-73 instead. See the full Real Real swatch →

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