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Seafoam Color Palette — Seafoam & Sable

A soft five-color scheme led by airy seafoam green, warmed by sandy neutrals and grounded with a deep sable accent — every color matched to real paint you can buy.

By Emily Roberts · DIY Editor & First-Timer's Guide

Seafoam is one of those colors that just makes a room exhale. This scheme keeps Seafoam Mist front and center, with a quieter Sage Whisper close behind so the green reads soft and layered instead of flat.

To keep that cool green feeling fresh rather than cold, I leaned on warm neutrals. Warm Linen opens things up as a light base, and Soft Sand adds a little sun-bleached warmth underneath. Together they give seafoam room to breathe.

The magic is the Deep Sable accent. Just a touch of that grounded brown-black, on a door or a slim trim line, snaps the whole palette into focus and gives it a calm, modern edge that feels right for 2026.

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Seafoam Mist
Dominant
Sherwin-Williams Aloe · SW 6464
#ACCABC
LRV 55
Sage Whisper
Secondary
Sherwin-Williams Slow Green · SW 6456
#C6D5C9
LRV 64
Warm Linen
Base
Valspar Dover White · 7007-1
#EEE7D9
LRV 81
Soft Sand
Support
Behr New Khaki · ECC-54-1
#D9C7AA
LRV 59
Deep Sable
Accent
Sherwin-Williams Iron Gate · SW 2926
#3F352B
LRV 4

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Each color matched to the closest real paint in every brand, by ΔE2000. Tap a swatch for its full guide or + to save it — take any SKU to the store, they mix on demand.

Seafoam Mist
#A9CDBE · LRV 56 · Dominant
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6464 · ΔE 1.7
Behr · M440-3 · ΔE 2.51
Benjamin Moore · 632 · ΔE 2.22
Valspar · 8002-35C · ΔE 3.04
PPG / Glidden · PPG1140-3 · ΔE 1.74
Glidden · PPG1140-3 · ΔE 2
Dutch Boy · 231-3DB · ΔE 2.86
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2296 · ΔE 1.7
Dunn-Edwards · DE5709 · ΔE 3.41
Magnolia Home · JG-76 · ΔE 8.21
Farrow & Ball · NO. 236 · ΔE 6.86
Diamond Vogel · 0701 · ΔE 3.5
Hirshfield's · H0071 · ΔE 2.29
Rodda · CA189 · ΔE 8.19
C2 Paint · C2-701 · ΔE 4.07
Clare · PNT100-LT-35 · ΔE 6.52
Portola Paints · COSTA · ΔE 9.25
Annie Sloan · PARIS GREY · ΔE 11.74
Backdrop · BD-LO · ΔE 14.49
Rust-Oleum · 285139 · ΔE 5.97
Kompozit · 0700 · ΔE 3.34
Sage Whisper
#C6D4C6 · LRV 63 · Secondary
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6456 · ΔE 0.9
Behr · N400-2 · ΔE 1.35
Benjamin Moore · AF-485 · ΔE 1.47
Valspar · 5006-5B · ΔE 1.14
PPG / Glidden · PPG1129-2 · ΔE 1.47
Glidden · PPG1129-2 · ΔE 1.31
Dutch Boy · 330-2DB · ΔE 3.37
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2287 · ΔE 0.9
Dunn-Edwards · DE6283 · ΔE 2.05
Magnolia Home · JG-13 · ΔE 4.24
Farrow & Ball · NO. 9814 · ΔE 4.57
Diamond Vogel · 0469 · ΔE 3.94
Hirshfield's · 0454 · ΔE 2.19
Rodda · CA187 · ΔE 7.67
C2 Paint · C2-946 · ΔE 4.31
Clare · PNT100-LT-46 · ΔE 1.25
Portola Paints · FIGUEROA · ΔE 8.54
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 15.56
Backdrop · BD-RR · ΔE 9.08
Rust-Oleum · 285139 · ΔE 8.33
Kompozit · 0454 · ΔE 2.19
Warm Linen
#EFE8DA · LRV 81 · Base
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7012 · ΔE 0.43
Behr · OR-W12 · ΔE 0.42
Benjamin Moore · CSP-245 · ΔE 1.23
Valspar · 7007-1 · ΔE 0.22
PPG / Glidden · PPG14-20 · ΔE 0.49
Glidden · PPG1088-1 · ΔE 0.52
Dutch Boy · 018W · ΔE 0.43
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4033 · ΔE 0.43
Dunn-Edwards · DE6190 · ΔE 0.52
Magnolia Home · JG-23 · ΔE 0.53
Farrow & Ball · NO. W1 · ΔE 1.11
Diamond Vogel · 0362 · ΔE 1.04
Hirshfield's · 0001 · ΔE 0.83
Rodda · CA008 · ΔE 0.94
C2 Paint · C2-580 · ΔE 1.04
Clare · PNT100-LT-62 · ΔE 2.04
Portola Paints · KASHMIR · ΔE 2.28
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 10.02
Backdrop · BD-DS · ΔE 3.75
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 4.44
Kompozit · 0001 · ΔE 0.83
Soft Sand
#D8C5A8 · LRV 57 · Support
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7716 · ΔE 1.18
Behr · ECC-54-1 · ΔE 0.63
Benjamin Moore · HC-177 · ΔE 1.05
Valspar · 3005-10B · ΔE 0.88
PPG / Glidden · PPG1094-3 · ΔE 1.41
Glidden · 20YY 57/178 · ΔE 1.18
Dutch Boy · 417-1DB · ΔE 1.22
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2187 · ΔE 0.81
Dunn-Edwards · DE6199 · ΔE 0.8
Magnolia Home · JG-156 · ΔE 4.57
Farrow & Ball · NO. 213 · ΔE 1.24
Diamond Vogel · 0279 · ΔE 2.15
Hirshfield's · 0279 · ΔE 0.8
Rodda · CA111 · ΔE 1.44
C2 Paint · C2-832 · ΔE 1.94
Clare · PNT100-LT-60 · ΔE 9
Portola Paints · EL MATADOR · ΔE 0.94
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 1.63
Backdrop · BD-AU · ΔE 7.92
Rust-Oleum · 398641 · ΔE 6.58
Kompozit · 0279 · ΔE 0.8
Deep Sable
#3A322B · LRV 3 · Accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 2926 · ΔE 2.01
Behr · 790B-7 · ΔE 3.25
Benjamin Moore · CSP-30 · ΔE 3.45
Valspar · 6011-1 · ΔE 2.1
PPG / Glidden · PPG0995-7 · ΔE 6.98
Glidden · 00NN 05/000 · ΔE 6.4
Dutch Boy · 438-7DB · ΔE 6.36
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3081 · ΔE 4.42
Dunn-Edwards · DEA002 · ΔE 5.83
Magnolia Home · JG-150 · ΔE 2.6
Farrow & Ball · NO. G18 · ΔE 6.43
Diamond Vogel · H101 · ΔE 6.94
Hirshfield's · H0101 · ΔE 6.38
Rodda · CA210 · ΔE 11.23
C2 Paint · C2-981 · ΔE 6.29
Clare · PNT100-DP-54 · ΔE 8.02
Portola Paints · STORY TELLER · ΔE 7.89
Annie Sloan · AUBUSSON BLUE · ΔE 16.4
Backdrop · BD-AH · ΔE 9.2
Rust-Oleum · 285144 · ΔE 9.16
Kompozit · 0529 · ΔE 6.72

Questions

Why does seafoam pair so well with these warm neutrals?

Seafoam is a cool, watery green, so the warm sand and linen tones keep it from feeling chilly. The two temperatures balance each other and make the whole room feel relaxed instead of clinical.

How much of each color should I use?

Let seafoam lead on the biggest surfaces, roughly two-thirds of the space, then layer the neutrals as your supporting cast. Save the deep sable for small doses like a door, a frame, or trim.

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