Sea Salt (BM CSP-95) vs Sea Salt (SW 6204)
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Sea Salt, LRV 63 vs 61.1.
- Warmer
- Sea Salt (Lab b* 6.6 vs 3.4). Sea Salt reads greige; Sea Salt reads green-gray.
- North rooms
- Sea Salt drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.0 vs 4.3); both keep about the same brightness.
- Trim that works
- Swiss Coffee BM OC-45, #EEECE1, LRV 81.9: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 4.8, noticeably different. At 4.8, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Sea Salt (BM CSP-95) is slightly darker than Sea Salt (SW 6204) and warmer: LRV 61.1 vs 63, deltaE 4.8 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Sea Salt, Benjamin Moore | Sea Salt, Sherwin-Williams | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | CSP-95 | SW 6204 | |
| Hex | #D4CFC3 | #CDD2CA | |
| RGB | 212, 207, 195 | 205, 210, 202 | |
| HSL | 42°, 17%, 80% | 97°, 8%, 81% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.1 | 63 | −1.9 |
| Lab L* | 83.2 | 83.6 | −0.4 |
| Lab a* | -0.4 | -3.1 | +2.8 |
| Lab b* | 6.6 | 3.4 | +3.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Cool Blue-Green | |
| Temperature | warm | cool | |
| Color family | Greige | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Salt (BM CSP-95), published as #D4CFC3
#C3C5C1
#E6D9C3
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 1.9 LRV points lighter (63 vs 61.1), 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 6.6, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Sea Salt (BM CSP-95) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 6.6), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Sea Salt in other brands
Closest matches to Sea Salt in other brands
Common questions
- Is Sea Salt the same color as Sea Salt?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.8. Most people can see the difference between Sea Salt and Sea Salt side by side.
- Which is lighter, Sea Salt or Sea Salt?
- Sea Salt, with an LRV of 63 against 61.1.
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Sources: Sea Salt: 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.