Ocean Abyss vs Tarragon
Where Ocean Abyss belongs to Behr's range, Tarragon is a Sherwin-Williams color. Ocean Abyss reads as blue, while Tarragon reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (7 vs 7), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. Ocean Abyss runs blue while Tarragon is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 10.7, 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 Tarragon in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ocean Abyss and Tarragon 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. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Ocean Abyss vs Tarragon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ocean Abyss on one side and Tarragon 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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