Calm Sea
PPG1159-2 · #C4D2DB · LRV 63 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Calm Sea, Really?
Calm Sea reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1159-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Calm Sea
Calm Sea 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 Calm Sea
At LRV 63, Calm Sea is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue 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 Calm Sea 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 PPG / Glidden PPG1159-2 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 | BreathtakingSW 6814 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.6 | 63 | Color page → |
| Behr | Tranquil SeaPPL-73 · Behr | 2.9 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Lake Placid827 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 64 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Tinsel Beam4005-3A · Valspar | 0.6 | 63.5 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Calm SeaPPG1159-2 · Glidden | 0.4 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Faintest Iris242-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.0 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Calm Sea within PPG / 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 #C4D2DB in HSL space. Pair Calm Sea with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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