Lap Pool Blue vs Sea Urchin 3
Lap Pool Blue is a Behr color while Sea Urchin 3 comes from Dulux. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 44 vs 40, Lap Pool Blue will read as the brighter of the two — a 4-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Lap Pool Blue's green and blue character against Sea Urchin 3's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 5.3, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lap Pool Blue vs Sea Urchin 3 in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Lap Pool Blue and Sea Urchin 3 are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Lap Pool Blue has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Lap Pool Blue vs Sea Urchin 3 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lap Pool Blue on one side and Sea Urchin 3 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 Lap Pool Blue comparisons
See how Lap Pool Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 44 vs 6, Lap Pool Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 58 vs 44, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 27, Lap Pool Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 13, Lap Pool Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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At LRV 66 vs 44, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 44, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 44 vs 12, Lap Pool Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 8, Lap Pool Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 44, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 44 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 44 vs 12, Lap Pool Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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