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Seafoam Study Palette — Seafoam Mist & Spiced Walnut

A calm five-color study scheme led by soft seafoam, balanced with warm walnut, a clean white, and a deep teal accent — every color matched to real paint you can buy.

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

Seafoam Mist
Walls
Kompozit Uninhibited · 0700
#B5D1C7
LRV 60
Soft Linen
Trim & Ceiling
Kompozit Onion Skin · 0418
#EBE8DC
LRV 81
Sage Stone
Cabinets or Vanity
Kompozit Palatine · 0370
#C9C7B6
LRV 57
Spiced Walnut
Wood & Floors
Kompozit Alpha Male · 0193
#715A45
LRV 11
Deep Teal
Accent
Kompozit Blue Period · 0690
#075158
LRV 7
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A study should feel calm enough to focus in, and seafoam is one of the easiest colors to live with all day. Here Seafoam Mist wraps the walls in a soft, watery green that reads contemporary without trying too hard, while Soft Linen on the trim and ceiling keeps everything bright and clean.

For the built-ins or a vanity, Sage Stone sits a half-step grayer than the walls, so your shelves feel grounded instead of disappearing. Down low, Spiced Walnut brings in real warmth through wood floors or a desk — that touch of brown is what stops a seafoam room from feeling chilly.

The spark is Deep Teal. Use it in small, confident doses — a bookshelf back, a chair, a painted door — and it pulls the whole palette together. It is the same family as the seafoam, just turned way up, which is why it feels intentional rather than loud.

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
#B9D4C8 · LRV 62 · Walls
Kompozit Uninhibited · 0700 ΔE 1.13
Backdrop Real Real · BD-RR ΔE 13.2
Behr Rhino · 710E-3 ΔE 2.07
Benjamin Moore Galt Blue · CW-560 ΔE 1.73
Clare Two Scoops · PNT100-LT-46 ΔE 4.36
Dunn-Edwards Garden Statue · DE5646 ΔE 2.43
Farrow & Ball Teresa's Green · No. 236 ΔE 4.84
Magnolia Home Emmie's Room · JG-13 ΔE 8.07
PPG / Glidden Malted Mint · 1139-2 ΔE 1.59
Sherwin-Williams Waterscape · SW 6470 ΔE 2.9
Valspar Sea Inspired · V064-2 ΔE 3.34
Soft Linen
#ECE7DB · LRV 80 · Trim & Ceiling
Kompozit Onion Skin · 0418 ΔE 1
Backdrop Jane · BD-JA ΔE 1.9
Behr Exclusive Ivory · HDC-MD-11 ΔE 1.71
Benjamin Moore Dove Wing · 960 ΔE 1
Clare Like Buttah · PNT100-LT-62 ΔE 3.07
Dunn-Edwards Abstract White · DE6232 ΔE 0.63
Farrow & Ball James White · No. 2010 ΔE 2.28
Magnolia Home Antique Rose · JG-23 ΔE 0.59
PPG / Glidden Enduring Ice · 1102-1 ΔE 1.2
Sherwin-Williams Futon · SW 7101 ΔE 1.23
Valspar Canterbury Cream · V163 ΔE 0.77
Sage Stone
#C7CBB8 · LRV 58 · Cabinets or Vanity
Kompozit Palatine · 0370 ΔE 3.02
Backdrop Real Real · BD-RR ΔE 5.65
Behr Stone Creek · BXC-56 ΔE 2.26
Benjamin Moore Wind Chime · AF-465 ΔE 0.58
Clare All The Sage · PNT100-LT-70 ΔE 0.6
Dunn-Edwards Silhouette · DE6276 ΔE 4.41
Farrow & Ball Teresa's Green · No. 236 ΔE 4.6
Magnolia Home Gatherings · JG-18 ΔE 4.11
PPG / Glidden Whispering Pine · 1125-3 ΔE 1.09
Sherwin-Williams Acanthus · SW 29 ΔE 2.64
Valspar Mint Frost · 6001-3B ΔE 2.54
Spiced Walnut
#7A5A41 · LRV 12 · Wood & Floors
Kompozit Alpha Male · 0193 ΔE 3.51
Backdrop Buenos Aires · BD-BA ΔE 1.96
Behr Molasses · S220-7 ΔE 1.85
Benjamin Moore Marsh Brown · 2164-20 ΔE 2.02
Clare Coffee Date · PNT100-DP-53 ΔE 10.6
Dunn-Edwards Burns Cave · DE6098 ΔE 4.02
Farrow & Ball Salon Drab · No. 290 ΔE 7.93
Magnolia Home Cognac · JG-164 ΔE 2.71
PPG / Glidden Maple Syrup · 1084-7 ΔE 1.95
Sherwin-Williams Burnished Brandy · SW 7523 ΔE 0.73
Valspar Wooden Wagon · 3001-7A ΔE 2.54
Deep Teal
#1F4E4A · LRV 6 · Accent
Kompozit Blue Period · 0690 ΔE 5.47
Backdrop North End · BD-NE ΔE 9.12
Behr Thermal · S440-7 ΔE 4.66
Benjamin Moore Mallard Green · 2053-10 ΔE 3.71
Clare Blackish · PNT100-DP-54 ΔE 16.47
Dunn-Edwards Deep Pine · DEA180 ΔE 2.29
Farrow & Ball Hague Blue · No. 30 ΔE 12.57
Magnolia Home Arches · JG-97 ΔE 14.89
PPG / Glidden Deep Emerald · 1148-7 ΔE 7.21
Sherwin-Williams Hunt Club · SW 6468 ΔE 4.09
Valspar Peacock House · 5010-4 ΔE 4.37

Questions

Why does seafoam work so well in a study?

Seafoam is a quiet, low-energy green that helps your eyes relax — perfect for a room where you read, think, or work. It keeps the space feeling fresh without ever feeling cold.

How do I use the deep teal without it taking over?

Keep it small. Use Deep Teal on one bookshelf back, a desk, or a single feature wall, and let the soft seafoam carry the rest of the room. Roughly one-fifth teal to four-fifths the lighter tones.

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