Sea Life (Behr 490B-4)
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Sea Life (Behr 490B-4) is a medium, cool blue from Behr: LRV 46.5, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sea Life
Four Behr colors picked for Sea Life by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Sea Life, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Mariner | SW 6766 | 46 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Teal Tone | 663 | 41.8 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Bayside | 5006-10A | 48 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Tint Of Turquoise | 1232-5 | 42 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Sea Life (LRV 46.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea Life
Darker than Sea Life
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 490B-4 |
| Hex | #5DC6BF |
| RGB | 93, 198, 191 |
| HSL | 176°, 48%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.9, -32.0, -5.7 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Life (Behr 490B-4), published as #5DC6BF
#3EBCBD
#77D0BF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Life (Behr 490B-4)?
- Sea Life has an LRV of 46.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea Life is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Life in another brand?
- Bayside (Valspar 5006-10A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sea Life warm or cool?
- Behr lists Sea Life as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.