Diverse Beige vs Sea Mariner
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Diverse Beige belongs to the beige-greige family and Sea Mariner to the blue-grey family. Diverse Beige (LRV 47) reflects noticeably more light than Sea Mariner (LRV 7), a difference of 40 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Diverse Beige 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 45.7, 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.
Diverse Beige vs Sea Mariner in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Diverse Beige 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. Diverse Beige reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Sea Mariner.
Color Details
Diverse Beige vs Sea Mariner Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Diverse Beige 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 Diverse Beige comparisons
See how Diverse Beige stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 47), opening up a space where Diverse Beige encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 47, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Diverse Beige reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 30, Diverse Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 47, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Diverse Beige reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (47 vs 43) makes Diverse Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 4, Diverse Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Diverse Beige reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Diverse Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 47, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 21, Diverse Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 47), opening up a space where Diverse Beige encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 47), opening up a space where Diverse Beige encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 47), opening up a space where Diverse Beige encloses it.
Diverse Beige reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 47), opening up a space where Diverse Beige encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (47 vs 41) makes Diverse Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 47, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 25, Diverse Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Diverse Beige reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 47 vs 31, Diverse Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 7, Diverse Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 24, Diverse Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (57 vs 47) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.