Repose Gray vs Sea Mariner
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Repose Gray reads as greige-grey, while Sea Mariner reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Repose Gray (LRV 58) reflects noticeably more light than Sea Mariner (LRV 7), a difference of 52 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Repose Gray 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 51.1, 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.
Repose Gray vs Sea Mariner in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Repose Gray 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. Repose Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Sea Mariner.
Color Details
Repose Gray vs Sea Mariner Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Repose Gray 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 Repose Gray comparisons
See how Repose Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 58, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 58 vs 6, Repose Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Repose Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Repose Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Repose Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 58 vs 27, Repose Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Repose Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Repose Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (58 vs 55) makes Repose Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 13, Repose Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 44, Repose Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 58), opening up a space where Repose Gray encloses it.
Repose Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 58, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Repose Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Repose Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Repose Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Repose Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 45, Repose Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Repose Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Repose Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Repose Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.