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Seafoam Color Palette — Tidepool Moss

A soft five-color scheme led by airy seafoam, supported by warm greige and moss with a deep teal accent — every color matched to real paint you can buy.

By David Chen · Formulation Lead & Resident Chemist

Tidepool Seafoam
Dominant
Kompozit Uninhibited · 0700
#B5D1C7
LRV 60
Sea Glass Mint
Secondary
Kompozit Mellow Blue · 0468
#D7E2DD
LRV 74
Soft Linen
Base
Kompozit Nilla Vanilla · 0003
#F1EBE0
LRV 83
Moss Greige
Support
Kompozit Orestes · 0379
#9F9B84
LRV 32
Deep Teal
Accent
Kompozit Frozen Stream · 0669
#30555D
LRV 8
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Think of seafoam as the quietest member of the green family — it has the freshness of mint with the calm of a foggy morning. In this scheme I let Tidepool Seafoam lead and carry the largest surfaces, with Sea Glass Mint layered just a shade lighter so the two greens feel like one soft wash of color rather than a hard contrast.

To keep things grounded, Soft Linen acts as the clean base, and Moss Greige brings a warm, earthy weight that stops the greens from drifting into pastel territory. This is the part people skip, and it is exactly why their seafoam rooms can feel flat — you need that olive-leaning neutral to give the lighter tones something to push against.

The spark is Deep Teal. Use it in small, deliberate places and it does the work of a much bolder color without shouting. It feels right for 2026 — calm and natural, but with one confident, saturated note that keeps the whole palette from reading too soft.

Buy These Colors

Each color matched to the closest real paint in every brand, by ΔE2000. Kompozit first; take any SKU to the store — these mix on demand.

Tidepool Seafoam
#B6D6C8 · LRV 62 · Dominant
Kompozit Uninhibited · 0700 ΔE 2.17
Backdrop Real Real · BD-RR ΔE 14.48
Behr Greenwich Village · N440-3 ΔE 2.43
Benjamin Moore Copper Patina · 619 ΔE 2.19
Clare Two Scoops · PNT100-LT-46 ΔE 5.79
Dunn-Edwards Garden Statue · DE5646 ΔE 3.37
Farrow & Ball Teresa's Green · No. 236 ΔE 6.37
Magnolia Home Emmie's Room · JG-13 ΔE 9.56
PPG / Glidden Malted Mint · 1139-2 ΔE 2.69
Sherwin-Williams Reclining Green · SW 6744 ΔE 3.55
Valspar Sea Inspired · V064-2 ΔE 3.08
Sea Glass Mint
#D3E4DA · LRV 74 · Secondary
Kompozit Mellow Blue · 0468 ΔE 3.33
Backdrop Cookies & Cream · BD-CC ΔE 11.3
Behr Mortar · N380-1 ΔE 1.86
Benjamin Moore Taffeta Green · 843 ΔE 0.87
Clare Headspace · PNT100-LT-34 ΔE 2.79
Dunn-Edwards Dew Not Disturb · DE5708 ΔE 1.84
Farrow & Ball Pale Powder · No. 204 ΔE 5.71
Magnolia Home Chime Gray · JG-119 ΔE 6.88
PPG / Glidden Summer Breeze · 1139-1 ΔE 0.39
Sherwin-Williams Green Trance · SW 6462 ΔE 1.58
Valspar Mint Intermezzo · 8002-33A ΔE 2.4
Soft Linen
#EFEBE0 · LRV 83 · Base
Kompozit Nilla Vanilla · 0003 ΔE 1
Backdrop Jane · BD-JA ΔE 1.02
Behr Salt Crystal · QE-25 ΔE 0
Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee · OC-45 ΔE 0.99
Clare Classic · PNT100-LT-12 ΔE 4.21
Dunn-Edwards Abstract White · DE6232 ΔE 0.63
Farrow & Ball James White · No. 2010 ΔE 2.56
Magnolia Home Panna Cotta · JG-111 ΔE 2
PPG / Glidden Macaroon Cream · 15-05 ΔE 0.87
Sherwin-Williams Shell White · SW 8917 ΔE 0.5
Valspar Polar White · 7003-16 ΔE 0.88
Moss Greige
#9C9A82 · LRV 32 · Support
Kompozit Orestes · 0379 ΔE 1.2
Backdrop Anita · BD-AN ΔE 8.32
Behr Shadow Taupe · BNC-24 ΔE 2.8
Benjamin Moore Raintree Green · 1496 ΔE 2.09
Clare Extra Virgin · PNT100-MD-64 ΔE 6.46
Dunn-Edwards Battle Harbor · DE6257 ΔE 1.32
Farrow & Ball Lichen · No. 19 ΔE 2.26
Magnolia Home Garden Essential · JG-57 ΔE 2.33
PPG / Glidden Green Tea Leaf · 1128-5 ΔE 4.64
Sherwin-Williams Green Onyx · SW 9128 ΔE 1.88
Valspar Irish Paddock · 5006-4A ΔE 5.58
Deep Teal
#2F5A56 · LRV 9 · Accent
Kompozit Frozen Stream · 0669 ΔE 7.03
Backdrop North End · BD-NE ΔE 9.24
Behr Silken Pine · N430-7 ΔE 2.88
Benjamin Moore Pine Green · 2051-20 ΔE 1.3
Clare Blackest · PNT100-DP-55 ΔE 17.29
Dunn-Edwards Enchanting Ivy · DEA179 ΔE 0.65
Farrow & Ball Hague Blue · No. 30 ΔE 12.15
Magnolia Home Weekend · JG-04 ΔE 6.66
PPG / Glidden Crystal Ball · 1144-7 ΔE 1.76
Sherwin-Williams Billiard Green · SW 16 ΔE 7.03
Valspar Canadian Fir · 5004-4C ΔE 4.91

Questions

Why does seafoam work so well as the lead color?

Seafoam sits between blue and green, so it reads cool and calm but never cold. Because it is so light, it acts almost like a tinted neutral, which means you can pour it across walls and large areas without the space feeling closed in.

How do I keep the palette from looking washed out?

Lean on the moss greige and the deep teal. The greige adds a warm, earthy weight underneath the soft greens, and a small dose of deep teal — think a door, a chair, or trim — gives your eye a place to land.

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