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Portola Paints Teal Paint Colors
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Every teal in the Portola Paints deck — 3 colors, LRV 26 down to 4 — grouped by undertone and depth.
All 3 Portola Paints teal paint colors
Grouped by undertone (warm → cool)Hex values are display approximations from Portola Paints's published swatch tools — not guaranteed to match a physical sample under controlled lighting. Order a brand-direct sample before specifying.
All three ship direct from portolapaints.com, and a sample is especially worth ordering for Lost Highway and Ghost Tree, since the difference between a deep teal and a near-black can be hard to judge from a photo or screen. Blue Heron's lighter tone is somewhat easier to gauge without a physical sample, though it's still worth checking against your room's actual light.
Any of the three can be color-matched at a paint counter and mixed into another brand's paint if you want the hue at a different price point. The match reproduces the color, not the depth a Roman Clay finish adds to it.
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What Portola's Teals Actually Look Like
Teal is a small family in Portola's deck, with three colors that all sit on the deep, muted end of the scale. Blue Heron (LRV 26) is the lightest and most legible as teal, a dusty blue-green with a visible color identity. Lost Highway (LRV 7) is considerably darker, a deep slate-teal that leans more toward charcoal than a clear blue-green. Ghost Tree (LRV 4) is the darkest of the three, close enough to black that its teal undertone only shows up clearly in strong light.
None of these read as a bright, tropical teal — all three are grounded and muted, consistent with the earthy, sun-worn character that runs through the rest of Portola's palette.
Where Blue Heron, Lost Highway, and Ghost Tree Work
Blue Heron's higher LRV (26) makes it the most versatile of the three — light enough to read clearly as a dusty teal across a bigger wall or a whole small room, like a bathroom or home office. Lost Highway and Ghost Tree, both under LRV 10, work better as contained, deliberate surfaces — a powder room, built-ins, or a single accent wall — where their depth can register without absorbing too much light from a larger space.
All three pair naturally with Portola's grays, blacks, and deep blues, since they share the same muted, grounded family.
Teals in Roman Clay and Flat Acrylic
Blue Heron takes well to either finish — flat New Standard acrylic keeps its teal undertone clean and legible, while Roman Clay adds subtle stone-like movement that still reads clearly as color rather than getting lost in shadow. Lost Highway and Ghost Tree, being so dark, tend to benefit more from Roman Clay than flat paint, since the troweled layers add depth and a bit of visible texture to colors that would otherwise read as a flat, nearly featureless dark plane.
Lime Wash is less common across this family; its chalky, mottled look reads more clearly on paler colors than on these deep, saturated teals.
The Questions Everyone Asks
How many teal paint colors does Portola offer?
Three: Blue Heron (LRV 26), Lost Highway (LRV 7), and Ghost Tree (LRV 4). All lean deep and muted rather than bright or tropical, with Blue Heron the lightest and most clearly identifiable as teal, and Ghost Tree the darkest, close enough to black that its teal cast only shows in strong light.
Which Portola teal is easiest to use across a whole room?
Blue Heron, at LRV 26, is the lightest and most versatile of the three, light enough to read clearly as a dusty teal across a bigger wall or a small room like a bathroom or office. Lost Highway and Ghost Tree work better as contained accents given how dark they both are.
Is Ghost Tree closer to teal or to black?
Closer to black in most light. At LRV 4, Ghost Tree only shows its teal undertone clearly in strong, direct light; in dimmer conditions it reads as a near-black. It's a good pick if you want the idea of a dark teal without a color that reads obviously blue-green from across the room.
Do Portola's teals work well as Roman Clay?
Yes, especially the two darkest — Lost Highway and Ghost Tree — where the troweled layers add depth and subtle texture to colors that would otherwise read as a flat, nearly featureless dark surface. Blue Heron works well in either Roman Clay or flat acrylic, since it's light enough to stay legible as color in both.
Can I match a Portola teal into another brand's paint?
Yes. Any of the three can be color-matched at a paint counter and mixed into another brand's flat paint at a different price point. The match captures the hue; it won't reproduce the stone-like depth a Roman Clay finish adds to the same color.
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