Gray Wisp (BM 1570) vs Sea Salt (SW 6204)
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Sea Salt, LRV 63 vs 54.4.
- Warmer
- Gray Wisp, both green-gray (Lab b* 4.7 vs 3.4).
- North rooms
- Sea Salt: keeps more brightness (L* 79.6 vs 75.1 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.0 vs 1.0).
- Trim that works
- Woodland White BM 463, #E2E7DC, LRV 77: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 3.6, noticeably different. At 3.6, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Gray Wisp (BM 1570) is darker than Sea Salt (SW 6204) and slightly warmer: LRV 54.4 vs 63, deltaE 3.6 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Gray Wisp | Sea Salt | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | 1570 | SW 6204 | |
| Hex | #BFC6BB | #CDD2CA | |
| RGB | 191, 198, 187 | 205, 210, 202 | |
| HSL | 98°, 9%, 75% | 97°, 8%, 81% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54.4 | 63 | −8.6 |
| Lab L* | 79.1 | 83.6 | −4.6 |
| Lab a* | -4.4 | -3.1 | −1.3 |
| Lab b* | 4.7 | 3.4 | +1.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Cool Blue-Green | |
| Temperature | neutral | cool | |
| Color family | Gray | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gray Wisp (BM 1570), published as #BFC6BB
#AEBCB9
#D1D0BB
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 8.6 LRV points lighter (63 vs 54.4), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Sea Salt (SW 6204) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 3.4 against 4.7, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Gray Wisp (BM 1570) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 4.7), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Gray Wisp in other brands
Closest matches to Sea Salt in other brands
Common questions
- Is Gray Wisp the same color as Sea Salt?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.6. Most people can see the difference between Gray Wisp and Sea Salt side by side.
- Which is lighter, Gray Wisp or Sea Salt?
- Sea Salt, with an LRV of 63 against 54.4.
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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.