Quiet Moments (BM 1563) vs Sea Salt (SW 6204)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Sea Salt, LRV 63 vs 60.7.
- Warmer
- Sea Salt, both green-gray (Lab b* 3.4 vs 2.5).
- North rooms
- Sea Salt keeps more brightness (L* 79.6 vs 78.4 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Stonewashed BM 865, #E4EBE4, LRV 79.9: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.6, very close. At 1.6, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
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More comparisons with Quiet Moments
Quiet Moments (BM 1563) is slightly darker than Sea Salt (SW 6204) and about as warm: LRV 60.7 vs 63, deltaE 1.6 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Quiet Moments | Sea Salt | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | 1563 | SW 6204 | |
| Hex | #C7CFC8 | #CDD2CA | |
| RGB | 199, 207, 200 | 205, 210, 202 | |
| HSL | 127°, 8%, 80% | 97°, 8%, 81% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60.7 | 63 | −2.3 |
| Lab L* | 82.4 | 83.6 | −1.3 |
| Lab a* | -4.0 | -3.1 | −0.9 |
| Lab b* | 2.5 | 3.4 | −0.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Cool Blue-Green | |
| Temperature | neutral | cool | |
| Color family | Gray | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Quiet Moments (BM 1563), published as #C7CFC8
#B5C5C6
#D9D9C8
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 Sea Salt (SW 6204) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 2.3 LRV points lighter (63 vs 60.7), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Quiet Moments in other brands
Closest matches to Sea Salt in other brands
Common questions
- Is Quiet Moments the same color as Sea Salt?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.6. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Quiet Moments and Sea Salt.
- Which is lighter, Quiet Moments or Sea Salt?
- Sea Salt, with an LRV of 63 against 60.7.
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Sources: Quiet Moments: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); 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.