Sea Salt
C2-890 · #A29883 · LRV 32 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
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- 2Bison Beige27
- 3Sea Salt32
- 4Revere Pewter55
- 5Agreeable Gray60
What Color Is Sea Salt, Really?
Sea Salt reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how C2 Paint C2-890 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sea Salt
Sea Salt is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Sea Salt
Sea Salt sits in the mid-range at LRV 32, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its orange 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Sea Salt 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 C2 Paint C2-890 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 | At Ease SoldierSW 9127 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 32 | Color page → |
| Behr | LivingstonN330-5 · Behr | 1.1 | 32 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Cole StoneCW-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 33 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Land of NodT589 · Valspar | 1.4 | 33.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Gray By MePPG1008-4 · PPG / Glidden | 3.3 | 32 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Brushwood Tan20YY 31/106 · Glidden | 3.1 | 31 | Color page → |
Similar C2 Paint Colors
The nearest shades to Sea Salt within C2 Paint'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 #A29883 in HSL space. Pair Sea Salt with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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