Sea Foam vs Cement grey

Sea FoamCloverdale PaintvsCement greyRAL ClassicΔE 23.0Distinct difference

Where Sea Foam belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Cement grey is a RAL Classic color. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Sea Foam (LRV 51) reflects noticeably more light than Cement grey (LRV 24), a difference of 27 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 23.0, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Sea Foam vs Cement grey in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sea Foam and Cement grey 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 Cement grey would.

Sea FoamSea Foam CA175 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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Cement greyRAL Classic Cement grey 7033 living room

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Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Sea Foam reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cement grey.

Sea FoamSea Foam CA175 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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Cement greyRAL Classic Cement grey 7033 bedroom

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Bathroom

Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Sea Foam reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Cement grey.

Sea FoamSea Foam CA175 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Cement greyRAL Classic Cement grey 7033 bathroom

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Color Details

Sea Foam
Cloverdale Paint · CA175
Hex#BCBFAD
LRV51.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
NumberCA175
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessMedium
Cement grey
RAL Classic · RAL 7033
Hex#7F8274
LRV24.1
BrandRAL Classic
NumberRAL 7033
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessDark

Sea Foam vs Cement grey Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sea Foam on one side and Cement grey on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Foam comparisons

See how Sea Foam stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Sea Foam
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Sea Foam
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reads noticeably lighter

Iron Ore
Sea Foam
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Sea Foam is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Sea Foam
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Nearly identical in tone

Evergreen Fog
Sea Foam
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Sea Foam reads noticeably lighter

Mizzle
Sea Foam
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Nearly identical in tone

Agreeable Gray
Sea Foam
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter

Denim Drift
Sea Foam
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Sea Foam reads noticeably lighter

Tranquil Dawn
Sea Foam
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter

Balboa Mist
Sea Foam
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist reads noticeably lighter

Vintage Vogue
Sea Foam
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Sea Foam is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Sea Foam
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Sea Foam reads noticeably lighter

Pine Needle
Sea Foam
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Sea Foam is the lighter choice

Black grey
Sea Foam
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Sea Foam is the lighter choice

Piazza
Sea Foam
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza reads noticeably lighter

Humble Yellow
Sea Foam
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Humble Yellow reads slightly lighter

Grey Blue
Sea Foam
Grey Blue
RAL ClassicClassic
Grey Blue
LRV 7

Sea Foam is the lighter choice

Windmill Lane
Sea Foam
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Sea Foam reads noticeably lighter

Senses
Sea Foam
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Sea Foam reads slightly lighter

Lamp Black
Sea Foam
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Sea Foam is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Sea Foam
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Washed Linen reads slightly lighter

Tea with Florence
Sea Foam
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Sea Foam is the lighter choice

Thames Fog
Sea Foam
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Sea Foam reads noticeably lighter

Ocean Abyss
Sea Foam
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Sea Foam is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Sea Foam
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Nearly identical in tone

Teton Blue
Sea Foam
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Sea Foam reads noticeably lighter

RAL 110-2
Sea Foam
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 reads noticeably lighter

RAL 110-1
Sea Foam
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 is the lighter choice

Paper
Sea Foam
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Sea Foam
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Sea Foam is the lighter choice