Mermaid Sea vs Sea Emerald
Where Mermaid Sea belongs to Behr's range, Sea Emerald is a Jotun color. Hue-wise, Mermaid Sea belongs to the blue family and Sea Emerald to the blue-grey family. Sea Emerald (LRV 26) reflects noticeably more light than Mermaid Sea (LRV 13), a difference of 13 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Mermaid Sea runs green and blue while Sea Emerald is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 21.4, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mermaid Sea vs Sea Emerald in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mermaid Sea 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Sea Emerald will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Mermaid Sea would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Sea Emerald reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mermaid Sea.
Color Details
Mermaid Sea vs Sea Emerald Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mermaid Sea 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.
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