Ocean Abyss vs Old Salem Gray
Where Ocean Abyss belongs to Behr's range, Old Salem Gray is a Benjamin Moore color. Hue-wise, Ocean Abyss belongs to the blue family and Old Salem Gray to the beige-greige family. Old Salem Gray (LRV 32) reflects noticeably more light than Ocean Abyss (LRV 7), a difference of 25 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ocean Abyss runs blue while Old Salem Gray is decidedly yellow, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 41.5, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ocean Abyss vs Old Salem Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ocean Abyss and Old Salem Gray in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Old Salem Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ocean Abyss.
House
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. Old Salem Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ocean Abyss.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Old Salem Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Ocean Abyss would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Old Salem Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ocean Abyss.
Color Details
Ocean Abyss vs Old Salem Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ocean Abyss on one side and Old Salem Gray 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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