Ocean Abyss vs Granite Peak
Where Ocean Abyss belongs to Behr's range, Granite Peak is a Sherwin-Williams color. Ocean Abyss reads as blue, while Granite Peak reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Granite Peak (LRV 14) reflects noticeably more light than Ocean Abyss (LRV 7), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ocean Abyss runs blue while Granite Peak is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 16.0, 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 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ocean Abyss vs Granite Peak in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ocean Abyss and Granite Peak 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Granite Peak gives the walls a little more lift.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Granite Peak has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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. Granite Peak reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Granite Peak reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Granite Peak reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Granite Peak reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Ocean Abyss vs Granite Peak Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ocean Abyss on one side and Granite Peak 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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