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Mineral Teal & Gold Color Scheme

A deep mineral teal warmed by brushed gold and soft cream, for rooms that feel rich, calm, and quietly luxurious. Every shade is matched to real paint you can buy.

By David Chen · Formulation Lead & Resident Chemist

Start with Mineral Teal, a deep blue-green that feels like polished stone. It sets a calm, confident mood the moment you walk in, the kind of color that makes a space feel considered and a little bit luxurious. There’s a grounded, lived-in richness to it that works just as well in soft daylight as it does under a warm lamp at night, which is exactly why it carries a whole scheme so easily.

Against that depth, Brushed Gold comes in as the warm metallic note, glowing on trim, a frame, or a light fixture and pulling the green warmth out of the teal. Then Soft Cream opens everything back up, a gentle off-white that keeps the pairing from feeling too dark or too dressy. Lean on the teal for the main walls, let the gold sparkle in small doses, and use the cream to breathe. It’s a combination that can flow through a living room, a bedroom, a kitchen, or a whole home without ever feeling like too much.

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Mineral Teal
walls
Dutch Boy Night Tides · 333-6DB
#346869
LRV 12
Brushed Gold
trim
Benjamin Moore Antique Bronze · 217
#C29A4D
LRV 35
Soft Cream
accent
Diamond Vogel Twill · 0014
#EFE7D3
LRV 80

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Each color matched to the closest real paint in every brand, by ΔE2000. Tap a swatch for its full guide or + to save it — take any SKU to the store, they mix on demand.

Mineral Teal
#356D70 · LRV 13 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6481 · ΔE 4.02
Behr · 510F-6 · ΔE 4.27
Benjamin Moore · 2051-30 · ΔE 2.33
Valspar · 5003-6C · ΔE 4.87
PPG / Glidden · PPG13-28 · ΔE 3.47
Glidden · 90GG 12/168 · ΔE 2.67
Dutch Boy · 333-6DB · ΔE 1.98
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2312 · ΔE 4.02
Dunn-Edwards · DEFD39 · ΔE 2.94
Magnolia Home · JG-71 · ΔE 8.96
Farrow & Ball · NO. 219 · ΔE 3.33
Diamond Vogel · 0697 · ΔE 6.96
Hirshfield's · H0057 · ΔE 6.33
Rodda · R076 · ΔE 5.48
C2 Paint · C2-727 · ΔE 7.94
Clare · PNT100-MD-40 · ΔE 5.89
Portola Paints · NEWBURY PORT · ΔE 11.92
Annie Sloan · RODMELL · ΔE 30.18
Backdrop · BD-MJ · ΔE 13.19
Rust-Oleum · 329207 · ΔE 14.78
Kompozit · 0472 · ΔE 7.07
Brushed Gold
#C39B4E · LRV 36 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6395 · ΔE 1.54
Behr · M280-6 · ΔE 2.3
Benjamin Moore · 217 · ΔE 0.3
Valspar · M159 · ΔE 3.12
PPG / Glidden · PPG1106-6 · ΔE 1.91
Glidden · PPG1106-6 · ΔE 2.29
Dutch Boy · 120-6DB · ΔE 3.27
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2194 · ΔE 1.54
Dunn-Edwards · DE5369 · ΔE 2.09
Magnolia Home · JG-166 · ΔE 13.04
Farrow & Ball · NO. 66 · ΔE 2.96
Diamond Vogel · 0928 · ΔE 2.64
Hirshfield's · 0871 · ΔE 3.39
Rodda · R053 · ΔE 3.48
C2 Paint · C2-634 · ΔE 2.96
Clare · PNT100-DP-59 · ΔE 4.46
Portola Paints · BANDELIER · ΔE 10.7
Annie Sloan · CHATEAU GREY · ΔE 12.26
Backdrop · BD-CT · ΔE 15.01
Rust-Oleum · 398640 · ΔE 13.4
Kompozit · 0871 · ΔE 3.39
Soft Cream
#F0E8D4 · LRV 81 · accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7563 · ΔE 1.24
Behr · ECC-28-2 · ΔE 1.13
Benjamin Moore · CW-200 · ΔE 1.17
Valspar · 7006-6 · ΔE 1.17
PPG / Glidden · PPG1105-1 · ΔE 0.39
Glidden · PPG1105-1 · ΔE 0.54
Dutch Boy · 010W · ΔE 1.91
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4037 · ΔE 1.76
Dunn-Edwards · DE6170 · ΔE 1.46
Magnolia Home · JG-16 · ΔE 0.79
Farrow & Ball · NO. 2002 · ΔE 1.25
Diamond Vogel · 0014 · ΔE 0.22
Hirshfield's · 0014 · ΔE 0.38
Rodda · R127 · ΔE 1.13
C2 Paint · C2-564 · ΔE 1.17
Clare · PNT100-LT-62 · ΔE 1.91
Portola Paints · CASA FORMA · ΔE 1.53
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 9.03
Backdrop · BD-DS · ΔE 1.51
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 3.29
Kompozit · 0014 · ΔE 0.38

Questions

what colors go well with mineral teal?

Warm metals and soft neutrals are its best friends. Gold and brass bring out the green in the teal, while a creamy off-white keeps everything from feeling heavy.

is teal and gold too bold for a whole home?

Not at all. Used as the main wall color with gold only on trim and accents, it reads as deep and grown-up rather than loud, and it carries beautifully from room to room.

what undertones should I watch with this combo?

This teal leans slightly green, so pair it with a warm cream instead of a cool gray-white. A too-cool neutral can make the gold look dull next to it.

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