Sea Ice vs Irish Mint
Sea Ice (Behr) and Irish Mint (Benjamin Moore) come from different manufacturers. Sea Ice reads as blue, while Irish Mint reads as blue-green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 82 vs 83 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Where Sea Ice leans green and blue, Irish Mint reads green — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 2.2 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sea Ice vs Irish Mint in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Sea Ice and Irish Mint are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Sea Ice vs Irish Mint Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sea Ice on one side and Irish Mint 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.
More Sea Ice comparisons
See how Sea Ice stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Sea Ice reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Sea Ice reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Sea Ice reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 58, Sea Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 27, Sea Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
Sea Ice reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 55, Sea Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 44, Sea Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 82 vs 66, Sea Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (82 vs 74) makes Sea Ice the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 82 vs 12, Sea Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 8, Sea Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 68, Sea Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 12, Sea Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 45, Sea Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
Sea Ice reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.