Jamaican Sea (PPG 1236-6)
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Jamaican Sea (PPG 1236-6) is a deep, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 31, so it reflects about 31 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Jamaican Sea
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Jamaican Sea by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Jamaican Sea, 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 | Jamaica Bay | SW 6781 | 30 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Bahaman Sea Blue | 2055-40 | 35.7 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | High Dive | P480-5 | 32.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Exotic Sea | 5004-10B | 31 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Jamaican Sea (LRV 31) by LRV.
Lighter than Jamaican Sea
Darker than Jamaican Sea
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1236-6 |
| Hex | #26A5BA |
| RGB | 38, 165, 186 |
| HSL | 189°, 66%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.4, -25.8, -20.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Jamaican Sea (PPG 1236-6), published as #26A5BA
#009BB8
#4FAFBA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Jamaican Sea (PPG 1236-6)?
- Jamaican Sea has an LRV of 31. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Jamaican Sea is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Jamaican Sea in another brand?
- Jamaica Bay (SW 6781) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Jamaican Sea warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Jamaican Sea as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -20.3; 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.