Open Seas

With an LRV of about 39, Open Seas is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Open Seas in other brands

• Crystal Lake Johnstone's Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.7
• Porcelain Blue Behr PMD-83 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.8
• American Pool Tikkurila Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.0
• Luna Moona Plascon 106 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.4
• Crystal Lake Glidden PPG1151-4 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.9
• Crystal Lake PPG 1151-4 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.9

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Rest Assured Sherwin-Williams 9061 Grayish Blue
• Secret Cove Sherwin-Williams 9058 Grayish Blue

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as grayish blue
• Protanopia Reads as grayish blue
• Tritanopia Reads as turquoise
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns green
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Open Seas warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -11.4 and a value of -11.5 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Johnstone's color to Open Seas?

Crystal Lake (Johnstone's), at ΔE 0.7. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Open Seas?

≈ 39. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.