Ocean Abyss vs Simple White
Where Ocean Abyss belongs to Behr's range, Simple White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Ocean Abyss reads as blue, while Simple White reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Simple White (LRV 70) reflects noticeably more light than Ocean Abyss (LRV 7), a difference of 63 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ocean Abyss runs blue while Simple White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 56.4, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ocean Abyss vs Simple White in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ocean Abyss and Simple White 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 Simple White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Ocean Abyss would.
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. Simple White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ocean Abyss.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Simple White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ocean Abyss.
Color Details
Ocean Abyss vs Simple White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ocean Abyss on one side and Simple White 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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