Tranquil Sea
PPL-73 · #C6D3D6 · LRV 63 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 2Upward57
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- 4Wickham Gray68
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What Color Is Tranquil Sea, Really?
Tranquil Sea reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr PPL-73 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Tranquil Sea
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.
How Lighting Changes 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.
Most complaints about Tranquil Sea 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 PPL-73 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 | LullabySW 9136 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Silver Mist1619 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Spun Sugar8004-41A · Valspar | 2.3 | 63 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sky DivingPPG1035-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Scandinavian SkyPPG1149-3 · Glidden | 1.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Silver Shores430-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.3 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
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.
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 #C6D3D6 in HSL space. Pair Tranquil Sea with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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