Canvas Tan vs Sea Mariner
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Canvas Tan belongs to the beige family and Sea Mariner to the blue-grey family. Canvas Tan (LRV 64) reflects noticeably more light than Sea Mariner (LRV 7), a difference of 58 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Canvas Tan runs warm while Sea Mariner is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 55.8, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Canvas Tan vs Sea Mariner in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Canvas Tan and Sea Mariner in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Canvas Tan reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Sea Mariner.
Color Details
Canvas Tan vs Sea Mariner Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Canvas Tan on one side and Sea Mariner 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 Canvas Tan comparisons
See how Canvas Tan stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 64, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 64 vs 6, Canvas Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Canvas Tan reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Canvas Tan reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 52, Canvas Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Canvas Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes Canvas Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 27, Canvas Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Canvas Tan reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Canvas Tan reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes Canvas Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 13, Canvas Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 44, Canvas Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 64), opening up a space where Canvas Tan encloses it.
Canvas Tan reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 64) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 64, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Canvas Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Canvas Tan reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Canvas Tan reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Canvas Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 45, Canvas Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Canvas Tan reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Canvas Tan reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Canvas Tan reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Canvas Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.