Sea Star (BM 2123-30) vs Aegean Teal (BM 2136-40)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Sea Star, LRV 33 vs 25.1.
- Warmer
- Sea Star, both blue-gray (Lab b* -2.6 vs -4.1).
- North rooms
- Sea Star keeps more brightness (L* 59.4 vs 51.3 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Quiet Pond BM 2052-70, #D5EBEA, LRV 78.6: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 7.5, clearly different. At 7.5, treat them as different colors.
See each color
Sea Star (BM 2123-30) is lighter than Aegean Teal (BM 2136-40) and slightly warmer: LRV 33 vs 25.1, deltaE 7.5 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Sea Star | Aegean Teal | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 2123-30 | 2136-40 | |
| Hex | #889E9E | #6F898B | |
| RGB | 136, 158, 158 | 111, 137, 139 | |
| HSL | 180°, 10%, 58% | 184°, 11%, 49% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 33 | 25.1 | +7.9 |
| Lab L* | 63.5 | 55.2 | +8.3 |
| Lab a* | -7.7 | -8.7 | +1.1 |
| Lab b* | -2.6 | -4.1 | +1.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Green | Cool | |
| Temperature | neutral | neutral | |
| Color family | Blue | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Star (BM 2123-30), published as #889E9E
#76949C
#9AA89E
Aegean Teal (BM 2136-40), published as #6F898B
#5D8089
#81938B
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 Star (BM 2123-30) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 7.9 LRV points lighter (33 vs 25.1), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Aegean Teal (BM 2136-40) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is -4.1 against -2.6, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Sea Star (BM 2123-30) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* -2.6), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Sea Star in other brands
Closest matches to Aegean Teal in other brands
Common questions
- Is Sea Star the same color as Aegean Teal?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 7.5. Sea Star and Aegean Teal are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Sea Star or Aegean Teal?
- Sea Star, with an LRV of 33 against 25.1.
Full pages
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.