Brook Green (Behr N410-2) vs Sea Salt (SW 6204)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Brook Green, LRV 68 vs 63.
- Warmer
- About the same, both green-gray (Lab b* 3.7 vs 3.4).
- North rooms
- Brook Green keeps more brightness (L* 82.1 vs 79.6 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Dew Drop Behr 700E-1, #E8EEE5, LRV 84 (estimated): the Behr white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.7, very close. At 1.7, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
See each color
Brook Green (Behr N410-2) is lighter than Sea Salt (SW 6204) and about as warm: LRV 68 vs 63, deltaE 1.7 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Brook Green | Sea Salt | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Behr | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | N410-2 | SW 6204 | |
| Hex | #D3D9D0 | #CDD2CA | |
| RGB | 211, 217, 208 | 205, 210, 202 | |
| HSL | 100°, 11%, 83% | 97°, 8%, 81% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 (est.) | 63 | +5 |
| Lab L* | 86.0 | 83.6 | +2.4 |
| Lab a* | -3.7 | -3.1 | −0.5 |
| Lab b* | 3.7 | 3.4 | +0.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Cool Blue-Green | |
| Temperature | neutral | cool | |
| Color family | Gray | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brook Green (Behr N410-2), published as #D3D9D0
#C1CFCE
#E5E3D0
Sea Salt (SW 6204), published as #CDD2CA
#BBC8C8
#DFDCCA
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Brook Green (Behr N410-2) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 5 LRV points lighter (68 vs 63), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Brook Green in other brands
Closest matches to Sea Salt in other brands
Common questions
- Is Brook Green the same color as Sea Salt?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.7. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Brook Green and Sea Salt.
- Which is lighter, Brook Green or Sea Salt?
- Brook Green, with an LRV of 68 against 63.
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Sources: Brook Green: 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; Sea Salt: 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.