Seascape
50YR 56/221 · #F0BBAA · LRV 56 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Retro Pink38
- 2Vintage Tea Rose47
- 3Seascape56
- 4Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Seascape, Really?
Seascape reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 50YR 56/221 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Seascape
Seascape 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. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.
How Lighting Changes Seascape
At LRV 56, Seascape is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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 Seascape 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 Glidden 50YR 56/221 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 | JovialSW 6611 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.3 | 56 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sunkissed ApricotHDC-CT-14A · Behr | 0.9 | 58 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Vivid Peach025 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 55 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pretty in Peach8002-12B · Valspar | 1.5 | 56 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sweet ShebaPPG1194-4 · PPG / Glidden | 0.8 | 56 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sunset Terracotta307-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.0 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Seascape within Glidden'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 #F0BBAA in HSL space. Pair Seascape with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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