Mermaid Sea vs Goblin
Where Mermaid Sea belongs to Behr's range, Goblin is a Little Greene color. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (13 vs 11), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. Mermaid Sea runs green and blue while Goblin is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 19.5, 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 Goblin in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mermaid Sea and Goblin 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. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Mermaid Sea vs Goblin Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mermaid Sea on one side and Goblin 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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