Starless Night vs Sea Mariner
Where Starless Night belongs to Behr's range, Sea Mariner is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Starless Night belongs to the blue family and Sea Mariner to the blue-grey family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (7 vs 7), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. Starless Night runs blue while Sea Mariner is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 2.4, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Starless Night vs Sea Mariner in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Starless Night and Sea Mariner 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.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Starless Night vs Sea Mariner Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Starless Night on one side and Sea Mariner 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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