Sea Salt (Behr 780C-1)
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Sea Salt (Behr 780C-1) is a very light, warm white from Behr: LRV 86, so it reflects about 86 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sea Salt
Four Behr colors picked for Sea Salt by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Salt, 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 | Cotton | SW 9581 | 83 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Moonlight White | 2143-60 | 83.2 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Statuesque | 7002-5 | 84 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Accolade | 1208-1 | 85 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr white colors nearest to Sea Salt (LRV 86 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea Salt
Darker than Sea Salt
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 780C-1 |
| Hex | #F1EFE3 |
| RGB | 241, 239, 227 |
| HSL | 51°, 33%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 86 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.3, -1.4, 6.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Salt (Behr 780C-1), published as #F1EFE3
#DFE5E1
#FFF9E3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Salt (Behr 780C-1)?
- Sea Salt has an LRV of 86 (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 Salt is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Salt in another brand?
- Accolade (PPG 1208-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sea Salt warm or cool?
- Behr lists Sea Salt as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.0; 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.