Benjamin Moore teal paint colors

Teal sits between blue and green, and Benjamin Moore's 274 teals span the whole range of that mix. Some lean clearly blue, like Galt Blue (CW-560) and Palace Blue (CW-605). Others pull toward green, like Egyptian Green (2043-40) and Steamed Spinach (643). The deck also holds soft, barely-there tints like Soft Green (2045-70) and deep, near-black anchors like Brazilian Rainforest (651).

This is the brand designers reach for, and the reason is undertone control. Benjamin Moore teals read the same in the can as on the wall once they dry, with few surprises. That predictability matters with teal, because a bad teal can flip cold and gray under the wrong light.

LRV is light reflectance value, a 0 to 100 scale for how much light a color bounces back. In this teal slice it runs from 4.5 at the darkest to 82 at the lightest, so the number tells you how a color will behave in a room. High-LRV teals like Soft Green (82) act almost like a tinted neutral and keep a space airy. Mid-range picks like Warm Springs (53.8) and Egyptian Green (44) give real color without going dark.

The low end is where teal gets dramatic. Cedar Mountains (24), Steamed Spinach (16), and Brazilian Rainforest (10) all drink light and feel rich and enveloping. Use the high numbers in rooms with little natural light, and save the single digits for accent walls or rooms you want to feel cozy and close.

Light teals around an LRV of 50 and up work well as main wall colors in living rooms, bedrooms, and kitchens, where they stay calm and easy to live with. A mid-tone like Palace Blue (33) or Cedar Mountains (24) is a strong pick for a study, a powder room, or kitchen cabinets, since teal has a long history on cabinetry and built-ins.

The darkest teals earn their keep on a single feature: a front door, an island, a dining room you only use at night, or the back of a bookshelf. Brazilian Rainforest (10) and Steamed Spinach (16) feel almost like a deep green-black and pair beautifully with brass and warm wood.

Teal loves a crisp white nearby, and Benjamin Moore's off-whites are its best-known strength. White Dove (OC-17) and Simply White (OC-117) are warm-leaning whites that soften a teal wall, while Chantilly Lace (OC-65) is a cleaner, cooler white for a sharper look. For a classic ceiling, take your trim white up a notch lighter or use the same white throughout.

For coordinating colors, lean on the warm side of the wheel to balance teal's coolness. Brass hardware, tan and camel textiles, and natural oak all flatter these blues and greens. If you want a deeper companion paint, Hale Navy (HC-154) sits next to the bluer teals nicely, and a warm greige like Revere Pewter (HC-172) makes a quiet partner in an open floor plan.

Benjamin Moore is sold only through independent dealers, not big-box stores, and every color is mixed to order at the counter. You are buying a base plus tint, so you can get any of these teals in the finish and line you want. The lines run good to best: ben (around $56 a gallon), Regal Select (around $75), and Aura (around $95), the flagship known for strong one-coat coverage. The codes are easy to read once you know them: OC is Off-White, HC is the Historical Collection, CC is the broad color collection, and AF is Affinity, a curated designer palette.

If you have a teal from another brand, any Benjamin Moore dealer can color-match it, though a match is a close read of the eye, not an exact formula. The same works in reverse for the featured Kompozit deck and other US brands: bring a chip or the name, and the counter will mix the nearest equivalent. For the truest result, always confirm with a sample pot on your own wall before committing to gallons.