Endless Sea
Often used for its genuinely dark qualities, Endless Sea remains a staple for Sherwin-Williams designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. We've gathered 66 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#32586E
LRV
8.69
Endless Sea's Color Strip
Endless Sea is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. Color strip 223 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Endless Sea in Real Rooms
Endless Sea has a low LRV of 8.69 — it absorbs light and reads as a genuinely dark, enveloping color. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Blue family, the photos below show it applied in a bedroom, living room, kitchen cabinets, front door, house and misc.
16 Bedroom Photos
Pairing Endless Sea with tonal textures—like a silk rug or a bouclé chair—creates a layered, monochromatic look that is the height of sophistication for a bedroom. It proves that you don't need high-contrast colors to create a room that feels high-design and deeply personal.
Bedroom walls envelop the space in serene Endless Sea blue.
@aglae_conception
9 Living Room Photos
There is a specific "glow" that Endless Sea takes on during the golden hour in a living room. As the sun sets, the pigments react with the low-angled light to create a hazy, ethereal atmosphere that feels incredibly high-end. It's a color that rewards those who use the room during the transition of the day.
Living room walls draw depth from moody Endless Sea.
@sda_paint
13 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
Choosing Endless Sea for cabinets allows you to be more adventurous with your tile and stone choices. Because the cabinetry is so well-grounded, it can balance out a heavily veined marble or a colorful geometric backsplash without the room feeling "busy."
Kitchen cabinetry painted in Endless Sea brings coastal elegance.
@glenbrookcabinetry
8 Front Door Photos
A front door painted Endless Sea makes a confident first impression without shouting. The color's depth draws the eye and signals personality before guests even step inside. Pair with crisp white trim and warm brass hardware to complete the look.
Front door finished in bold Endless Sea makes a statement.
@certaproboston
14 House Photos
Exterior paint earns its keep over years, not months — it needs to handle bleaching summers, wet winters, and the slow shifts of a neighborhood's context. Endless Sea has the depth and pigment quality to age gracefully through all of it.
Home exterior walls painted in dramatic Endless Sea.
@jilligan74
6 Misc Photos
These photos show Endless Sea in spaces that don't fit neatly into a single category: transitional spaces, accent applications, and rooms where the color becomes a fine detail rather than a broad backdrop.
Cabinet doors in Endless Sea bring calm, water-inspired elegance to any space.
@colorful_remedies
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 73 vs 9, Icicle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 9, Dirty Martini is decisively the brighter choice.
Endless Sea reads slightly lighter (LRV 9 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Trim Color
At LRV 73 vs 9, Icicle is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 11 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 9 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 50 vs 9, Studio Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
Truly Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 9), opening up a space where Endless Sea encloses it.
Heavenly White reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 9), opening up a space where Endless Sea encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 9, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 9, Palisade is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (13 vs 9) makes Griffin the marginally brighter of the two.
A 12-point LRV gap (20 vs 9) makes Warm Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Secure Blue reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 9), opening up a space where Endless Sea encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (15 vs 9) makes Silken Peacock the marginally brighter of the two.
Azure Tide reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Santorini Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (15 vs 9) makes Down Pour the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (9 vs 5) makes Endless Sea the marginally brighter of the two.
Endless Sea reads slightly lighter (LRV 9 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.