Sea Foam vs Lamp Black
Where Sea Foam belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Lamp Black is a Little Greene color. Sea Foam reads as green, while Lamp Black reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Sea Foam (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Lamp Black (LRV 3), a difference of 80 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Sea Foam runs green while Lamp Black is decidedly purple, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 75.3, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sea Foam vs Lamp Black in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Sea Foam and Lamp Black 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 Sea Foam will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Lamp Black would.
Color Details
Sea Foam vs Lamp Black Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sea Foam on one side and Lamp Black 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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