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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 Mist
Dominant
Kompozit Uninhibited · 0700
#B5D1C7
LRV 60
Sage Whisper
Secondary
Kompozit Marble Green · 0454
#CBD4C8
LRV 64
Warm Linen
Base
Kompozit Hint of Vanilla · 0001
#EEE8DC
LRV 81
Soft Sand
Support
Kompozit Garden Country · 0279
#D6C5A9
LRV 57
Deep Sable
Accent
Kompozit Black Licorice · 0529
#3A3B3B
LRV 4
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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.

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.

Seafoam Mist
#A9CDBE · LRV 56 · Dominant
Kompozit Uninhibited · 0700 ΔE 3.34
Backdrop Lost in the 80s · BD-LO ΔE 14.49
Behr Thermal Aqua · HDC-SM14-6 ΔE 3.26
Benjamin Moore Bridal Bouquet · 632 ΔE 2.22
Clare Views · PNT100-LT-35 ΔE 6.52
Dunn-Edwards Steamy Spring · DE5709 ΔE 3.41
Farrow & Ball Teresa's Green · No. 236 ΔE 7.5
Magnolia Home It Is Well · JG-76 ΔE 8.21
PPG / Glidden Tarreyton · 1140-3 ΔE 2
Sherwin-Williams Aloe · SW 6464 ΔE 1.7
Valspar Wave Runner · 8002-35C ΔE 3.04
Sage Whisper
#C6D4C6 · LRV 63 · Secondary
Kompozit Marble Green · 0454 ΔE 2.19
Backdrop Real Real · BD-RR ΔE 9.08
Behr Mild Mint · PPU11-12 ΔE 2.37
Benjamin Moore Crystalline · AF-485 ΔE 1.47
Clare Two Scoops · PNT100-LT-46 ΔE 1.25
Dunn-Edwards Granite · DE6283 ΔE 2.05
Farrow & Ball Cromarty · No. 285 ΔE 6.35
Magnolia Home Emmie's Room · JG-13 ΔE 4.24
PPG / Glidden Falling Star · 1129-2 ΔE 1.31
Sherwin-Williams Slow Green · SW 6456 ΔE 0.9
Valspar Aloe Vera · 5006-5B ΔE 1.14
Warm Linen
#EFE8DA · LRV 81 · Base
Kompozit Hint of Vanilla · 0001 ΔE 0.83
Backdrop Don't Eat the Yellow Snow · BD-DS ΔE 3.75
Behr Chenille Spread · HDC-NT-03 ΔE 0.91
Benjamin Moore Stoneware · CSP-245 ΔE 1.23
Clare Like Buttah · PNT100-LT-62 ΔE 2.04
Dunn-Edwards Ball of String · DE6190 ΔE 0.52
Farrow & Ball James White · No. 2010 ΔE 2.19
Magnolia Home Antique Rose · JG-23 ΔE 0.53
PPG / Glidden Angel Food · 1088-1 ΔE 0.52
Sherwin-Williams Creamy · SW 7012 ΔE 0.43
Valspar Dover White · 7007-1 ΔE 0.22
Soft Sand
#D8C5A8 · LRV 57 · Support
Kompozit Garden Country · 0279 ΔE 0.8
Backdrop August · BD-AU ΔE 7.92
Behr Riviera Retreat · BXC-77 ΔE 2.06
Benjamin Moore Richmond Bisque · HC-177 ΔE 1.05
Clare Meet Cute · PNT100-LT-60 ΔE 9
Dunn-Edwards Pale Beach · DE6199 ΔE 0.8
Farrow & Ball Savage Ground · No. 213 ΔE 0.71
Magnolia Home Plaster · JG-156 ΔE 4.57
PPG / Glidden Birch Beige · 1094-3 ΔE 1.68
Sherwin-Williams Croissant · SW 7716 ΔE 1.18
Valspar Gardenia · 3005-10B ΔE 0.88
Deep Sable
#3A322B · LRV 3 · Accent
Kompozit Black Licorice · 0529 ΔE 6.72
Backdrop After Hours · BD-AH ΔE 9.2
Behr Bitter Chocolate · 790B-7 ΔE 3.25
Benjamin Moore Onyx · 2133-10 ΔE 5.39
Clare Blackish · PNT100-DP-54 ΔE 8.02
Dunn-Edwards Black · DEA187 ΔE 5.83
Farrow & Ball Pitch Black · No. 256 ΔE 4.97
Magnolia Home Moments · JG-150 ΔE 2.6
PPG / Glidden Black Magic · 1001-7 ΔE 6.83
Sherwin-Williams Black Bean · SW 6006 ΔE 4.42
Valspar Fired Earth · 6011-1 ΔE 2.1

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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