Harbor Haze
2136-60 · #C3D4D4 · LRV 62 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Harbor Haze, Really?
Harbor Haze reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2136-60 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Harbor Haze
Harbor Haze 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 Harbor Haze
At LRV 62, Harbor Haze 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 Harbor Haze 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 Benjamin Moore 2136-60 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 | TidewaterSW 6477 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Tranquil SeaPPL-73 · Behr | 2.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Aquatic Edge5003-5A · Valspar | 2.6 | 64.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sky DivingPPG1035-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Scandinavian SkyPPG1149-3 · Glidden | 1.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Silver Shores430-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.9 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Harbor Haze within Benjamin Moore'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 #C3D4D4 in HSL space. Pair Harbor Haze with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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