Sherwin-Williams Sea Salt#CDD3CB · LRV 63
Why this color. The viral coastal spa color featured in countless Apartment Therapy and HB bathroom roundups.
Sea Salt reads as a green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6204 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Sea Salt |
| SKU | SW 6204 |
| Hex | #CDD3CB |
| RGB | 205, 211, 203 |
| HSL | 105°, 8%, 81% |
| LRV | 63 |
| Undertone | green / cool |
| Family | Gray |
Kompozit alternative
The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.
PPG / Glidden
Valspar
Benjamin Moore
Magnolia Home
Behr
Dunn-Edwards
Farrow & Ball
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #CDD3CB in HSL space. Pair Sea Salt with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.