Sea Emerald vs Cooled Blue
Where Sea Emerald belongs to Jotun's range, Cooled Blue is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Sea Emerald belongs to the blue-grey family and Cooled Blue to the blue family. Cooled Blue (LRV 41) reflects noticeably more light than Sea Emerald (LRV 26), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean cool, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 16.3, 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 Emerald vs Cooled Blue in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Sea Emerald and Cooled Blue 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 Cooled Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Sea Emerald would.
Color Details
Sea Emerald vs Cooled Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sea Emerald on one side and Cooled Blue 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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