Sea Anemone vs Pale Green
Where Sea Anemone belongs to PPG's range, Pale Green is a RAL Classic color. Hue-wise, Sea Anemone belongs to the pink family and Pale Green to the green family. Sea Anemone (LRV 72) reflects noticeably more light than Pale Green (LRV 31), a difference of 41 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 31.8, 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 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sea Anemone vs Pale Green in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sea Anemone and Pale Green 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 Anemone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pale Green would.
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 Anemone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pale Green.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Sea Anemone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pale Green.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Sea Anemone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pale Green.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Sea Anemone reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pale Green.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Sea Anemone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pale Green would.
Color Details
Sea Anemone vs Pale Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sea Anemone on one side and Pale Green 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.
More Sea Anemone comparisons
See how Sea Anemone stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 72 vs 6, Sea Anemone is decisively the brighter choice.
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Sea Anemone reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Sea Anemone is decisively the brighter choice.
Sea Anemone reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 58, Sea Anemone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 27, Sea Anemone is decisively the brighter choice.
Sea Anemone reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Sea Anemone reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 55, Sea Anemone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 13, Sea Anemone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 44, Sea Anemone is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sea Anemone reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (72 vs 66) makes Sea Anemone the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Sea Anemone reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Sea Anemone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 8, Sea Anemone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Sea Anemone the marginally brighter of the two.
Sea Anemone reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Sea Anemone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 45, Sea Anemone is decisively the brighter choice.
Sea Anemone reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.