Sea Spray
SW 9651 · #C8CEC6 · LRV 61 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Sea Spray, Really?
Sea Spray reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 9651 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sea Spray
Sea Spray 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 Sea Spray
At LRV 61, Sea Spray 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 Sea Spray 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 Sherwin-Williams SW 9651 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Silver SettingPWL-89 · Behr | 1.1 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Quiet Moments1563 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Fountain FoamV099-2 · Valspar | 1.8 | 61.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pittsburgh GrayPPG0994-2 · PPG / Glidden | 3.0 | 59 | Color page → |
| Glidden | White CloverPPG10-31 · Glidden | 3.3 | 61 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Silvered Cloud426-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Sea Spray within Sherwin-Williams'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 #C8CEC6 in HSL space. Pair Sea Spray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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