Ocean Abyss vs Dayroom Yellow
Where Ocean Abyss belongs to Behr's range, Dayroom Yellow is a Farrow & Ball color. Ocean Abyss reads as blue, while Dayroom Yellow reads as beige-yellow — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Dayroom Yellow (LRV 75) reflects noticeably more light than Ocean Abyss (LRV 7), a difference of 68 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ocean Abyss runs blue while Dayroom Yellow is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 72.3, 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.
Ocean Abyss vs Dayroom Yellow in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ocean Abyss and Dayroom Yellow 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. Dayroom Yellow 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. Dayroom Yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ocean Abyss.
Color Details
Ocean Abyss vs Dayroom Yellow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ocean Abyss on one side and Dayroom Yellow 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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