PANTONE COLOR OF THE YEAR · 2026
Transformative TealTBD · #2F8484
Pantone named Transformative Teal the 2026 Color of the Year. Build on official announcement to capture early SEO; match to In the Moment, Inchyra Blue.
Pantone's PMS color codes are the universal spec for designers, printers, and manufacturers — but Pantone itself doesn't sell wall paint. The closest matches in every major US paint brand are below, ranked by ΔE2000 perceptual distance.
PANTONE TRANSFORMATIVE TEAL
RGB 47, 132, 132 LRV 19
Pantone spec
| Year | 2026 |
| Name | Transformative Teal |
| PMS code | TBD |
| Hex | #2F8484 |
| RGB | 47, 132, 132 |
| LRV | 19 |
| Undertone | blue-green / cool |
| Family | Teal |
Kompozit closest match
KOMPOZIT
Atmosphere
SKU 0689 · #3A8483 · LRV 19
ΔE 1.13 (near-perfect)
Closest matches at every US brand
10 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all teal from that brand.
Dunn-Edwards
1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.54
DE5740
#2B888D
Deep Lagoon
ΔE 2.54 · LRV 20
DE5761
#248591
River Fountain
ΔE 4.93 · LRV 19
DE5726
#418D84
Royal Palm
ΔE 5.04 · LRV 22
DE5754
#008794
Tropical Teal
ΔE 5.22 · LRV 19
DE5768
#3E7A85
Mysterious Blue
ΔE 7.17 · LRV 17
PPG / Glidden
2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.62
1147-6
#247E81
Jade Jewel
ΔE 2.62 · LRV 17
1142-6
#4D8681
Jericho Jade
ΔE 4.05 · LRV 20
1141-6
#45867C
Carlisle
ΔE 4.68 · LRV 20
1146-6
#487A7B
Lucky Shamrock
ΔE 5.42 · LRV 17
1150-6
#1B7D8D
Bermuda
ΔE 7.06 · LRV 17
Sherwin-Williams
1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.85
SW 6768
#01858B
Gulfstream
ΔE 2.85 · LRV 19
SW 6480
#518682
Lagoon
ΔE 4.54 · LRV 20
SW 6761
#3B8C80
Thermal Spring
ΔE 5.67 · LRV 21
SW 6775
#08808E
Briny
ΔE 5.82 · LRV 17
SW 6754
#368976
Ionian
ΔE 7.85 · LRV 20
Benjamin Moore
3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.9
734
#018A8B
Tropical
ΔE 2.9 · LRV 20
665
#018D88
Gulf
ΔE 4.41 · LRV 21
2056-30
#01818C
Surf
ΔE 4.65 · LRV 18
2048-30
#018C85
Aruba
ΔE 4.68 · LRV 20
755
#2D8493
Salzburg
ΔE 6.41 · LRV 19
Valspar
2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.91
5006-10C
#018380
Blue Turquoise
ΔE 2.91 · LRV 16.7
5006-8C
#217C80
Fish Story
ΔE 3.47 · LRV 16.3
V067-5
#1C808A
Ocean Reef
ΔE 4.37 · LRV 17.5
8001-35G
#018077
Later Gator
ΔE 5.13 · LRV 16
V027-3
#018B7F
Santorini Seascape
ΔE 6.01 · LRV 18.6
Behr
4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.93
HDC-FL13-12
#2B8C8B
Taos Turquoise
ΔE 2.93 · LRV 21
S450-6
#3B7C7F
Tornado Season
ΔE 3.75 · LRV 17
530D-7
#2A7C85
Grand Rapids
ΔE 4.9 · LRV 17
520D-7
#1D8276
Mosaic Tile
ΔE 5.5 · LRV 18
530F-6
#4A8088
Heron
ΔE 6.21 · LRV 19
Farrow & Ball
132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.44
NO. 288
#427E83
Vardo
ΔE 4.44 · LRV 18
NO. 299
#6A7C80
De Nimes
ΔE 13.72 · LRV 19
NO. 47
#737C70
Green Smoke
ΔE 16.5 · LRV 19
NO. 34
#768769
Calke Green
ΔE 17.85 · LRV 22
NO. 220
#636E8F
Pitch Blue
ΔE 23.35 · LRV 16
Clare
78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.33
PNT100-MD-75
#599896
Keep It Teal
ΔE 8.33 · LRV 27
PNT100-DP-45
#357285
Sublime
ΔE 11.42 · LRV 14
PNT100-DP-65
#4D6A70
Nearly Navy
ΔE 13.04 · LRV 13
PNT100-MD-41
#427494
Hyperlink
ΔE 16.18 · LRV 16
PNT100-DP-61
#6C795F
Daily Greens
ΔE 17.62 · LRV 18
Magnolia Home
160 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.05
JG-78
#67827E
Tranquility
ΔE 10.05 · LRV 20
JG-70
#6A887F
Spontaneous
ΔE 10.27 · LRV 22
JG-79
#607577
Demo Day
ΔE 12.51 · LRV 17
JG-85
#4E7280
Blue Skies
ΔE 12.67 · LRV 15
JG-03
#617373
Duke Gray
ΔE 13.29 · LRV 16
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #2F8484 in HSL space. Use as a starting point for a coordinated room scheme.
COMPLEMENTARY
#2F8484 + #842F2F
TRIADIC
#2F8484 · #842F84 · #84842F
ANALOGOUS
#2F845A · #2F8484 · #2F5A84
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