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DIAMOND VOGEL · 0480

Diamond Vogel Deep Sea Shadow#5A625F · LRV 12

Deep Sea Shadow reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Diamond Vogel 0480 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

DIAMOND VOGEL DEEP SEA SHADOW
RGB 90, 98, 95 LRV 12

Color spec

Brand Diamond Vogel
Name Deep Sea Shadow
SKU 0480
Hex #5A625F
RGB 90, 98, 95
HSL 157°, 4%, 37%
LRV 12
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

About Diamond Vogel Deep Sea Shadow

With an LRV of 12, Deep Sea Shadow is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.

Deep Sea Shadow works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. 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.

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.04
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DET601 · #5D625C · ΔE 2.04 · LRV 12
DEGR54 · #5B5F5F · ΔE 3.08 · LRV 11
DE6328 · #596062 · ΔE 3.24 · LRV 11
DE6370 · #60605E · ΔE 4.43 · LRV 11
DE6356 · #5E6063 · ΔE 5.41 · LRV 11

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.45
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-170 · #616664 · ΔE 2.45 · LRV 13
JG-140 · #626663 · ΔE 2.71 · LRV 13
JG-169 · #626056 · ΔE 5.88 · LRV 12
JG-142 · #626368 · ΔE 6.88 · LRV 13
JG-143 · #625F63 · ΔE 8.2 · LRV 12

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.51
All gray at Behr →
790F-6 · #58625B · ΔE 2.51 · LRV 12
PPF-45 · #5C645C · ΔE 2.75 · LRV 12
HDC-AC-25 · #596267 · ΔE 4.72 · LRV 12
ECC-21-3 · #596458 · ΔE 4.96 · LRV 12
T17-10 · #605F5F · ΔE 5.68 · LRV 11

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.61
All gray at Kompozit →
0584 · #60635F · ΔE 2.61 · LRV 12
0528 · #626869 · ΔE 3.77 · LRV 14
0535 · #5B5D5C · ΔE 3.8 · LRV 11
0443 · #5E5E51 · ΔE 6.14 · LRV 11
0514 · #555C64 · ΔE 6.98 · LRV 11

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.68
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
CW-690 · #5E6363 · ΔE 2.68 · LRV 14
CSP-60 · #626463 · ΔE 3.79 · LRV 13
AF-560 · #565C5E · ΔE 3.92 · LRV 12
2135-30 · #55656B · ΔE 5.43 · LRV 14
2126-30 · #5C6167 · ΔE 6.04 · LRV 14

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.75
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1036-7 · #565E5F · ΔE 2.75 · LRV 11
PPG1001-6 · #5C5E5E · ΔE 4.05 · LRV 11
PPG1135-7 · #54645C · ΔE 4.63 · LRV 12
PPG0996-7 · #5E5E5E · ΔE 5.08 · LRV 11
PPG1011-6 · #5B5E61 · ΔE 5.11 · LRV 11

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.87
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 26 · #626664 · ΔE 2.87 · LRV 13
NO. 289 · #586768 · ΔE 3.66 · LRV 13
NO. 313 · #5C594B · ΔE 7.83 · LRV 10
NO. 221 · #6E6656 · ΔE 9.87 · LRV 13
NO. 290 · #706556 · ΔE 10.94 · LRV 13

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.95
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 2848 · #616564 · ΔE 2.95 · LRV 13
SW 6208 · #5E6259 · ΔE 3.5 · LRV 12
SW 7061 · #63655F · ΔE 3.55 · LRV 13
SW 6236 · #596368 · ΔE 4.65 · LRV 12
SW 6251 · #586168 · ΔE 5.86 · LRV 12

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.03
All gray at Valspar →
M360 · #5E6262 · ΔE 3.03 · LRV 12.1
5005-2C · #5C5F56 · ΔE 3.86 · LRV 11.2
M330 · #5B6064 · ΔE 4.92 · LRV 11.5
4005-2B · #616467 · ΔE 5.17 · LRV 12.6
5007-2C · #5E5D53 · ΔE 5.63 · LRV 10.9

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.93
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-DP-51 · #5A6964 · ΔE 3.93 · LRV 13
PNT100-DP-42 · #545E66 · ΔE 6.46 · LRV 11
PNT100-DP-65 · #4D6A70 · ΔE 8.1 · LRV 13
PNT100-MD-40 · #41656D · ΔE 9.59 · LRV 12
PNT100-DP-53 · #726460 · ΔE 12.56 · LRV 14

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.34
All gray at Dutch Boy →
435-6DB · #5D6265 · ΔE 4.34 · LRV 12
430-7DB · #5D676B · ΔE 4.47 · LRV 13
438-5DB · #65615E · ΔE 6.76 · LRV 12
439-6DB · #68635E · ΔE 7.21 · LRV 13
444-6DB · #605E63 · ΔE 8.12 · LRV 11

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.2
All gray at C2 Paint →
C2-725 · #506166 · ΔE 5.2 · LRV 11
C2-870 · #636058 · ΔE 6.01 · LRV 12
C2-790 · #5A5C60 · ΔE 6.13 · LRV 11
BD20 · #5E5F63 · ΔE 6.33 · LRV 11
C2-982 · #626369 · ΔE 7.37 · LRV 13

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.62
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-MJ · #5A6E7E · ΔE 10.62 · LRV 18
BD-NE · #3D4D3F · ΔE 10.81 · LRV 7
BD-WK · #3F546B · ΔE 13.78 · LRV 8
BD-BA · #7C5F47 · ΔE 18.71 · LRV 14
BD-TS · #7C5F47 · ΔE 18.71 · LRV 14

Similar Diamond Vogel colors

closest in the Diamond Vogel deck

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

0459 · LRV 12
H097 · LRV 10
0535 · LRV 13
0424 · LRV 11
0556 · LRV 12
0514 · LRV 13

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #5A625F in HSL space. Pair Deep Sea Shadow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#5A625F + #625A5D
TRIADIC
#5A625F · #5F5A62 · #625F5A
ANALOGOUS
#5A625B · #5A625F · #5A6162

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
6.27:1 AA
Sample text on black
3.35:1 AA Large

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

Diamond Vogel Deep Sea Shadow Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Deep Sea Shadow 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 Diamond Vogel 0480 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Deep Sea Shadow

At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Deep Sea Shadow is Charcoal Briquette (DET601) — very close at ΔE 2.04, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 12 vs 12) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Charcoal Briquette swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Deep Sea Shadow

At Behr, the closest color to Deep Sea Shadow is Trail Print (790F-6) — very close at ΔE 2.51, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 12 vs 12) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Trail Print swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Deep Sea Shadow

At Kompozit, the closest color to Deep Sea Shadow is Tornado Wind (0584) — very close at ΔE 2.61, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 12 vs 12) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Tornado Wind swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Deep Sea Shadow

At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Deep Sea Shadow is Bracken Slate (CW-690) — very close at ΔE 2.68, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 12) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Bracken Slate swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Deep Sea Shadow

At Valspar, the closest color to Deep Sea Shadow is Weathervane (M360) — very close at ΔE 3.03, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 12.1 vs 12) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Weathervane swatch →

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Deep Sea Shadow

Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Deep Sea Shadow. The nearest is Pewter Green (SW 6208) at ΔE 3.5 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 12 vs 12). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Pewter Green swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Deep Sea Shadow

Farrow & Ball has no exact twin of Deep Sea Shadow. The nearest is Inchyra Blue (NO. 289) at ΔE 3.66 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 13 vs 12). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Inchyra Blue swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Deep Sea Shadow

Clare has no exact twin of Deep Sea Shadow. The nearest is Current Mood (PNT100-DP-51) at ΔE 3.93 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 13 vs 12). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Current Mood swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Deep Sea Shadow

PPG / Glidden has no exact twin of Deep Sea Shadow. The nearest is Knight's Armor (PPG1001-6) at ΔE 4.05 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 11 vs 12). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Knight's Armor swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Deep Sea Shadow

Dutch Boy has no exact twin of Deep Sea Shadow. The nearest is Steely Expression (435-6DB) at ΔE 4.34 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 12 vs 12). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Steely Expression swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Deep Sea Shadow

Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Deep Sea Shadow — the nearest deck color, Trailhead (JG-169), is clearly different (ΔE 5.88). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint Diamond Vogel 0480 instead. See the full Trailhead swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Deep Sea Shadow

C2 Paint doesn't make a true equivalent of Deep Sea Shadow — the nearest deck color, Weathervane (BD20), is clearly different (ΔE 6.33). For an exact match, any C2 Paint retailer can custom-tint Diamond Vogel 0480 instead. See the full Weathervane swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Deep Sea Shadow

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Deep Sea Shadow — the nearest deck color, Mom Jeans (BD-MJ), is clearly different (ΔE 10.62). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Diamond Vogel 0480 instead. See the full Mom Jeans swatch →

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