Teal

With an LRV of about 5, Teal absorbs most of the light that reaches it. It makes a wall recede and a room feel smaller, and it needs good light to show its color. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Teal in other brands

• Moscow Midnight Sherwin-Williams 9142 Dark Blue Very close ΔE 1.7
• Blue Dianne Resene Dark Blue Very close ΔE 1.7
• Dark Border Dulux Australia S33C9 Dark Blue Very close ΔE 1.7
• Marine Blue Little Greene Teal Close ΔE 2.0
• Sophisticated Teal Vista K-1249 Dark Blue Close ΔE 2.1
• Plymouth Blue Johnstone's Dark Blue Close ΔE 2.5

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Galápagos Benjamin Moore 2057-20 Teal
• Hidden Benjamin Moore CSP-690 Dark Blue

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as grayish blue
• Protanopia Reads as grayish blue
• Tritanopia Reads as teal
• Achromatopsia Reads as dark gray

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Teal warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -12.5 and a value of -11.4 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Sherwin-Williams color to Teal?

Moscow Midnight (9142), at ΔE 1.7. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Teal?

≈ 5. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.