Hidden Sea Glass vs Arsenic
Where Hidden Sea Glass belongs to Behr's range, Arsenic is a Farrow & Ball color. Hidden Sea Glass reads as blue, while Arsenic reads as green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Hidden Sea Glass (LRV 45) reflects noticeably more light than Arsenic (LRV 37), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Hidden Sea Glass runs blue while Arsenic is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 17.6, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Hidden Sea Glass vs Arsenic in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Hidden Sea Glass and Arsenic in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Hidden Sea Glass reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Arsenic.
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Hidden Sea Glass vs Arsenic Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hidden Sea Glass on one side and Arsenic 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.
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