Silent Sea vs Off-Black

Where Silent Sea belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Off-Black is a Farrow & Ball color. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (5 vs 6), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 2.7, 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.

Silent Sea vs Off-Black in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Silent Sea and Off-Black 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.

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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.

Silent SeaSilent Sea 0515 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Off-BlackFarrow and Ball Off-Black 57 bathroom

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Color Details

Silent Sea
Cloverdale Paint · 0515
Hex#3E3F40
LRV5.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0515
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessDark
Off-Black
Farrow & Ball · 57
Hex#444546
LRV6.4
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number57
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessDark

Silent Sea vs Off-Black Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Silent Sea on one side and Off-Black 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 Silent Sea comparisons

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

White Dove
Silent Sea
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Silent Sea
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite is the lighter choice

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

Nearly identical in tone

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

Purbeck Stone is the lighter choice

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

Evergreen Fog is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Silent Sea
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle is the lighter choice

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

Agreeable Gray is the lighter choice

Denim Drift
Silent Sea
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Denim Drift reads noticeably lighter

Tranquil Dawn
Silent Sea
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Tranquil Dawn is the lighter choice

Balboa Mist
Silent Sea
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist is the lighter choice

Vintage Vogue
Silent Sea
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Vintage Vogue reads slightly lighter

Pale Green
Silent Sea
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Silent Sea
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Nearly identical in tone

Cement grey
Silent Sea
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Cement grey reads noticeably lighter

Black grey
Silent Sea
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Nearly identical in tone

Piazza
Silent Sea
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza is the lighter choice

Humble Yellow
Silent Sea
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Humble Yellow is the lighter choice

Windmill Lane
Silent Sea
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Windmill Lane is the lighter choice

Senses
Silent Sea
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Senses is the lighter choice

Lamp Black
Silent Sea
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Nearly identical in tone

Washed Linen
Silent Sea
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Washed Linen is the lighter choice

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

Tea with Florence reads noticeably lighter

Thames Fog
Silent Sea
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Thames Fog reads noticeably lighter

Ocean Abyss
Silent Sea
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Nearly identical in tone

Classic Silver
Silent Sea
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Classic Silver is the lighter choice

Teton Blue
Silent Sea
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Teton Blue is the lighter choice

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

RAL 110-2 is the lighter choice

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

RAL 110-1 is the lighter choice

Paper
Silent Sea
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Silent Sea
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Passageway reads slightly lighter