Benjamin Moore’s Sea Salt is a light greige with warm undertones reminiscent of a salty, sandy beach. It’s a neutral shade that works beautifully as an all-over paint color for today’s open-plan homes. Darker than an off-white, Sea Salt is a light color that amplifies the light in large, open spaces for a light and airy effect.
What We Love About Benjamin Moore Sea Salt CSP-95
This modern gray is what’s known as a “greige”— a balanced neutral that fluctuates between gray and beige depending on the light. Sea Salt is part of Benjamin Moore’s unique Color Stories Collection, described as “a series of striking hues crafted to take on different appearances as the light changes”. Complex, clean, and a little bit earthy, this pale greige is a stylish backdrop for coastal blues and rustic wood floors. Be sure to sample Sea Salt for your next DIY interior design project!
Undertones in Benjamin Moore Sea Salt
Sea Salt is part of the gray color palette, but it’s warmer than the typical, classic gray wall color. Undertones of brown and beige add richness and complexity, making Sea Salt appear to change color with the weather and the time of day. Depending on the type of lighting in a room the warm undertones will be either more or less visible. In south-facing rooms or brightly lit areas, Sea Salt paint will appear warmer and more beige. If you have north-facing windows or overcast weather, you can expect to see more gray undertones and wall paint may appear darker.
Benjamin Moore Sea Salt CSP-95 provides continuity and warmth as the backdrop for a living room and dining room.
With a light reflectance value or LRV of 62.93, Sea Salt is darker than an off-white but it’s still a light, neutral paint color. Its warm undertones will provide a reliably greige tint most of the time. It’s a great neutral color for the living room, kitchen cabinets, laundry room, or master bedroom even in spaces with low natural light. Unlike many light gray paint colors, Sea Salt has enough color that it won’t wash out completely in brightly lit rooms. Pairing it with a neutral white like Chantilly Lace or the slightly warmer Glacier White, lets its complex undertones shine.
Stairwell pairs Benjamin Moore Sea Salt CSP-95 on the walls with Glacier White OC-37 on the trim and colored treads in Rosepine 461
Where to Use Sea Salt
Benjamin Moore Sea Salt is a neutral paint color that you can use throughout your home. This versatile greige paint works beautifully in open-plan homes and adds character throughout the day. It also suits many different design styles, from farmhouses to modern and coastal interiors.
Living Room walls in Benjamin Moore Sea Salt CSP-95, with Cloud White OC-130 on the window seat trim and drawers
It is a popular choice for bedrooms, particularly when matched with blue and green color schemes. Families love that it’s gender-neutral and suitable for children of any age.
Benjamin Moore Sea Salt CSP-95 gives a child’s bedroom a warm color they can grow with.
Sea Salt is also an elegant choice for living rooms with lighter furniture and floor decor. It can beautifully frame the sparkle of a wood or tiled floor.
Walls in Benjamin Moore Sea Salt
What colors go best with Sea Salt?
Sea Salt is one of the perfect shades of greige for a cozy backdrop for furniture and art. Its sandy tones are the ideal companion to cool blue-gray shades, ranging from dark blues like Benjamin Moore’s Hale Navy to the blue-green of Wythe Blue and even the palest Palladian Blue. It also pairs well with brighter, warm whites for trim and accents
Medium, nature-inspired shades like terracotta, gold, and forest green bring out Sea Salt’s earthy side, while modern black and white interior designs will highlight its warmth and complexity. Combine soft black Wrought Iron window frames, and warm Linen White mouldings and trim with Sea Salt walls for a cozy look.
Other Similar Colors
If Sea Salt has too much tint for your space, you may prefer a lighter greige like Benjamin Moore‘s Soft Chamois, or an off-white like Moonshine. If you like the warm greige tones of Sea Salt but want a slightly darker paint color, check out Revere Pewter for a deeper beige or Collingwood, which leans more gray.
Order a Sea Salt Benjamin Moore Paint Sample
Light, neutral paint colors are susceptible to shifts in an undertone that could make them appear cooler or warmer depending on the lighting conditions and time of day. We recommend testing a sample of Sea Salt and any other options you’re considering before ordering your paint.
Try our favorite designer tip for testing paint swatches in the home—paint a poster board using a Benjamin Moore paint color sample; then move it around the room to observe the color on different walls and in different lighting conditions. For more tips on testing paint samples, be sure to read How to Test Paint Samples the Interior Designer’s Way.
Ring’s End carries a wide selection of Benjamin Moore paints in-store and online, shipping anywhere in the U.S. For more helpful tips on selecting paint products, check out our Interior Paint Guide.