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Arctic Seal CSP-15
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: No measurable undertone (true neutral)
In CIELAB, Arctic Seal sits at L* 45.4, a* 0.8, b* -1.0. Its hue angle is 309° and its chroma is 1.3, so it has essentially no color cast — a true neutral that will pick up the color of the light and surroundings. It classifies as neutral. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 24%.
LRV 16.3: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 16.3, Arctic Seal is lighter than 16% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Arctic Seal
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night Out | SW 9560 | 3.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hulett Ore | SW 9574 | 3.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Web Gray | SW 7075 | 4.04 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Arctic Seal
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal Plum | T16-15 | 1.74 | Very close | |
| Liberty Bell Gray | HDC-CL-04G | 1.77 | Very close | |
| Not So Innocent | T11-5 | 2.05 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overcoat | CC-544 | 2.24 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Burnt Ember | CSP-120 | 2.65 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Trout Gray | 2124-20 | 2.77 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ashland Slate | 1608 | 2.90 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Charcoal Slate | HC-178 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stormy Sky | 1616 | 3.40 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Vintage Charm 1455 · lighter, LRV 18.1
- Gray Shower 2125-30 · lighter, LRV 18.3
- Gray Mountain 1462 · lighter, LRV 18.5
- Kendall Charcoal HC-166 · darker, LRV 14.6
- Ocean Floor 1630 · darker, LRV 14.1
- Stormy Sky 1616 · darker, LRV 13.8
Colors that go with Arctic Seal
Arctic Seal is too close to neutral (chroma 1.3) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Arctic Seal vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 5.3) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more saturated.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 6.5) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 16.3), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 7.3) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 16.3).