Sea Glass
DEC775 · #C7C4A5 · LRV 50 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Pashmina44
- 3Sea Glass50
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Sea Glass, Really?
Sea Glass reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DEC775 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sea Glass
Sea Glass 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Sea Glass
At LRV 50, Sea Glass is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 Sea Glass 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 Dunn-Edwards DEC775 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Balance GreenS360-3 · Behr | 2.1 | 54 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Mesquite501 · Benjamin Moore | 2.7 | 53 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Tea PartyV096-2 · Valspar | 2.6 | 55 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sage SplendorPPG1115-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 54 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sage SplendorPPG1115-4 · Glidden | 2.7 | 55 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Rustling Reed322-2DB · Dutch Boy | 4.3 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Sea Glass within Dunn-Edwards'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 #C7C4A5 in HSL space. Pair Sea Glass with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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