Blue Square vs Sea Emerald
Blue Square (Behr) and Sea Emerald (Jotun) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Blue Square belongs to the blue family and Sea Emerald to the blue-grey family. The 6-point LRV gap — 26 for Sea Emerald vs 20 for Blue Square — means Sea Emerald will open up a space more effectively. Where Blue Square leans blue, Sea Emerald reads cool — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 13.2 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Blue Square vs Sea Emerald in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Blue Square and Sea Emerald in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Sea Emerald reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. Sea Emerald has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Blue Square vs Sea Emerald Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blue Square on one side and Sea Emerald on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Blue Square comparisons
See how Blue Square stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 20, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 20), opening up a space where Blue Square encloses it.
Blue Square reflects far more light (LRV 20 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 20, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (30 vs 20) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 20), opening up a space where Blue Square encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 20, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 20), opening up a space where Blue Square encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 20, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 20 vs 4, Blue Square is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 20), opening up a space where Blue Square encloses it.
Blue Square reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 20), opening up a space where Blue Square encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 20, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 20), opening up a space where Blue Square encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 20), opening up a space where Blue Square encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 20), opening up a space where Blue Square encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 20, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Square reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blue Square reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 20), opening up a space where Blue Square encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 20, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Square reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 20), opening up a space where Blue Square encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (31 vs 20) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.