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Teton Blue

Behr N490-4

HEX
#8D99A1
RGB
141, 153, 161
LAB
62.5, -2.6, -5.7
LRV
≈ 31
Family
Gray, cool
Nearest RAL
7001 Silver Grey
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With an LRV of about 31, Teton Blue is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Teton Blue in other brands

  • Dolphin Bay Berger Paints 8T1805 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
  • Aerobus Dulux Australia SG6D3 Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
  • Thunder Storm Kelly-Moore KM4880-2 Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
  • Quicksilver Johnstone's Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
  • Soft Blue Jotun 4953 Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
  • Grey Chisel Nippon Paint NP N 3079T Gray Very close ΔE 1.1

Lighter and darker in Behr

How it looks with color blindness

  • Deuteranopia Reads as gray
  • Protanopia Reads as light gray
  • Tritanopia Reads as gray
  • Achromatopsia Reads as gray

Under different light

  • Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns olive
  • Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
  • Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Teton Blue warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -5.7 and a value of -2.6 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Berger Paints color to Teton Blue?

Dolphin Bay (8T1805), at ΔE 0.8. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Teton Blue?

≈ 31. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.