Sea Spray (SW 9651)
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Sea Spray (SW 9651) is a light, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 61, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sea Spray
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sea Spray by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Sea Spray, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Quiet Moments | 1563 | 60.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Silver Setting | PWL-89 | 60.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Mellow Tune | 5003-1B | 59 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bay Of Fundy | 10-07 | 63 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Sea Spray (LRV 61) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea Spray
Darker than Sea Spray
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9651 |
| Hex | #C8CEC6 |
| RGB | 200, 206, 198 |
| HSL | 105°, 8%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.1, -3.5, 3.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Spray (SW 9651), published as #C8CEC6
#B6C4C4
#DAD8C6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Spray (SW 9651)?
- Sea Spray has an LRV of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea Spray is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Spray in another brand?
- Quiet Moments (BM 1563) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sea Spray warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sea Spray as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.3; 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.