Ocean Abyss vs Wickham Gray
Where Ocean Abyss belongs to Behr's range, Wickham Gray is a Benjamin Moore color. Ocean Abyss reads as blue, while Wickham Gray reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Wickham Gray (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Ocean Abyss (LRV 7), a difference of 61 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ocean Abyss runs blue while Wickham Gray is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 54.2, 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 Wickham Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ocean Abyss and Wickham Gray 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 Wickham Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Ocean Abyss would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Wickham Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ocean Abyss.
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. Wickham 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. Wickham Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ocean Abyss.
Color Details
Ocean Abyss vs Wickham Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ocean Abyss on one side and Wickham 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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