Sea Salt vs Summit Gray
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Sea Salt belongs to the green-grey family and Summit Gray to the grey family. Sea Salt (LRV 63) reflects noticeably more light than Summit Gray (LRV 30), a difference of 34 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean neutral, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 22.6, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sea Salt vs Summit Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sea Salt and Summit Gray 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 Salt will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Summit Gray 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 Salt reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Summit Gray.
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 Salt reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Summit Gray.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Sea Salt reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Summit Gray.
Color Details
Sea Salt vs Summit Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sea Salt on one side and Summit Gray 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 Salt comparisons
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At LRV 63 vs 44, Sea Salt is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 63 vs 12, Sea Salt is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 63 vs 12, Sea Salt is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 45, Sea Salt is decisively the brighter choice.
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