Vintage Vogue vs Sea Emerald
Where Vintage Vogue belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Sea Emerald is a Jotun color. Vintage Vogue reads as green-grey, while Sea Emerald reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Sea Emerald (LRV 26) reflects noticeably more light than Vintage Vogue (LRV 12), a difference of 14 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Vintage Vogue runs green while Sea Emerald is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 23.7, 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.
Vintage Vogue vs Sea Emerald in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Vintage Vogue and Sea Emerald 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 Emerald will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Vintage Vogue would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Sea Emerald reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Vintage Vogue.
Color Details
Vintage Vogue vs Sea Emerald Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Vintage Vogue on one side and Sea Emerald 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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