Sea View (BM 836)
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Sea View (BM 836) is a medium, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 54.7, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sea View
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sea View by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, 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 Sea View, 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 | Honest Blue | SW 6520 | 55 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Opal Waters | MQ5-50 | 54.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Northern Sky Blue | 4008-5B | 53 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Twinkle | 1154-4 | 54 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Sea View (LRV 54.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea View
Darker than Sea View
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 836 |
| Hex | #ADC6D4 |
| RGB | 173, 198, 212 |
| HSL | 202°, 31%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.5, -5.5, -9.8 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea View (BM 836), published as #ADC6D4
#9ABCD2
#C0D0D4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea View (BM 836)?
- Sea View has an LRV of 54.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea View is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sea View in another brand?
- Twinkle (PPG 1154-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sea View warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sea View as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.8; 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.