Soft Sea Glass
R062 · #BABEAF · LRV 51 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
What Color Is Soft Sea Glass, Really?
Soft Sea Glass reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Rodda R062 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Soft Sea Glass
Soft 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Soft Sea Glass
At LRV 51, Soft Sea Glass is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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 Soft 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 Rodda R062 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 | Hazel GazeSW 9652 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.3 | 51 | Color page → |
| Behr | Flagstaff GreenN400-3 · Behr | 3.3 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Aganthus Green472 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 50 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Wharf Wind8004-27B · Valspar | 2.0 | 50 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Misty MeadowPPG1031-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 51 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Silver Green Vine10GY 49/081 · Glidden | 0.7 | 49 | Color page → |
Similar Rodda Colors
The nearest shades to Soft Sea Glass within Rodda'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 #BABEAF in HSL space. Pair Soft Sea Glass with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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