Sea Anemone
PPG1056-1 · #E7DAD5 · LRV 72 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 2Silver Lake67
- 3Sea Anemone72
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What Color Is Sea Anemone, Really?
Sea Anemone reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1056-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sea Anemone
Sea Anemone 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Sea Anemone
At LRV 72, Sea Anemone 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 Sea Anemone 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 PPG1056-1 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 | Hush WhiteSW 6042 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.2 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | Vienna LacePPU17-07 · Behr | 1.5 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Wild Aster1240 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Bungalow White2005-10C · Valspar | 2.5 | 73.3 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sea AnemonePPG1056-1 · Glidden | 0.8 | 72 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pebble Shores408-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.8 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Sea Anemone 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 #E7DAD5 in HSL space. Pair Sea Anemone with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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