Pale Sea Mist (BM 2147-50)
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Pale Sea Mist (BM 2147-50) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 67.4, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Sea Mist
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pale Sea Mist by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Pale Sea Mist, 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 | Wild Lime | SW 9668 | 72 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Pale Green Grape | M340-3 | 71.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Leaf Bud | 6005-5B | 67 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Misty Moor | 11-09 | 67 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Pale Sea Mist (LRV 67.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Sea Mist
Darker than Pale Sea Mist
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2147-50 |
| Hex | #DDDCB1 |
| RGB | 221, 220, 177 |
| HSL | 59°, 39%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.9, -6.6, 21.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Sea Mist (BM 2147-50), published as #DDDCB1
#CCD2B0
#EEE6B0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Sea Mist (BM 2147-50)?
- Pale Sea Mist has an LRV of 67.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Sea Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Sea Mist in another brand?
- Pale Green Grape (Behr M340-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Sea Mist warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pale Sea Mist as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.