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Teal Color Palette — Teal Haze

A soft, contemporary five-color scheme led by a hazy teal, warmed with sand and clay and grounded by deep pine — every color matched to real paint you can buy.

By Emily Roberts · DIY Editor & First-Timer's Guide

There is something about a soft teal that just makes a space exhale. This palette leans on Hazy Teal as the star, a muted blue-green that feels current without trying too hard, and lets Misty Sage echo it a shade lighter so the walls have some quiet movement.

To keep things warm and livable, Warm Linen is your easy base, the color you reach for on trim and ceilings, while Soft Clay adds a sun-warmed touch that stops the cool tones from feeling chilly. It is the little bit of warmth that makes a teal room feel like a hug instead of an ice bath.

Finally, Deep Pine is your anchor. Use it in small, confident doses on a cabinet, a door, or a single piece of furniture. It gives the whole scheme a grown-up edge and makes the lighter teals look even softer by comparison.

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Hazy Teal
Dominant
Dutch Boy Muted Teal · 333-5DB
#608E8C
LRV 24
Misty Sage
Secondary
Farrow & Ball Powder Blue · No. 23
#A7BBB4
LRV 47
Warm Linen
Base
Behr Sail Cloth · N300-1
#ECE5D7
LRV 79
Soft Clay
Support
Glidden Yosemite Trailhead · PPG15-04
#C7A98D
LRV 42
Deep Pine
Accent
Sherwin-Williams Cascades · SW 7623
#273E3E
LRV 4

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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.

Hazy Teal
#5E8B89 · LRV 23 · Dominant
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6473 · ΔE 4.17
Behr · S440-5 · ΔE 2.28
Benjamin Moore · CW-570 · ΔE 2.07
Valspar · V101-5 · ΔE 4.72
PPG / Glidden · PPG10-03 · ΔE 6.45
Glidden · 90GG 23/142 · ΔE 2.45
Dutch Boy · 333-5DB · ΔE 1.06
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2313 · ΔE 3.07
Dunn-Edwards · DE5746 · ΔE 2.79
Magnolia Home · JG-70 · ΔE 4.57
Farrow & Ball · NO. 299 · ΔE 9.86
Diamond Vogel · 0703 · ΔE 5.81
Hirshfield's · 0703 · ΔE 5.36
Rodda · R075 · ΔE 5.28
C2 Paint · C2-730 · ΔE 3.46
Clare · PNT100-MD-75 · ΔE 4.94
Portola Paints · BLUE HERON · ΔE 10.24
Annie Sloan · GREEK BLUE · ΔE 14.52
Backdrop · BD-HF · ΔE 11.86
Rust-Oleum · 285141 · ΔE 13.56
Kompozit · 0703 · ΔE 5.36
Misty Sage
#A9BCB5 · LRV 48 · Secondary
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9658 · ΔE 1.49
Behr · PPU11-14 · ΔE 1.7
Benjamin Moore · 703 · ΔE 1.45
Valspar · M313 · ΔE 0.6
PPG / Glidden · PPG1145-4 · ΔE 2.39
Glidden · PPG1145-4 · ΔE 2.89
Dutch Boy · 331-3DB · ΔE 1.1
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3296 · ΔE 1.96
Dunn-Edwards · DET541 · ΔE 2.25
Magnolia Home · JG-64 · ΔE 2.49
Farrow & Ball · NO. 23 · ΔE 0.48
Diamond Vogel · 0477 · ΔE 3.11
Hirshfield's · H0042 · ΔE 1.51
Rodda · CA185 · ΔE 1.5
C2 Paint · C2-702 · ΔE 1.35
Clare · PNT100-MD-48 · ΔE 7.32
Portola Paints · COSTA · ΔE 3.9
Annie Sloan · SVENSKA BLUE · ΔE 2.29
Backdrop · BD-UD · ΔE 6.92
Rust-Oleum · 285143 · ΔE 10
Kompozit · 0477 · ΔE 2.78
Warm Linen
#EDE6D8 · LRV 80 · Base
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7013 · ΔE 0.48
Behr · N300-1 · ΔE 0.22
Benjamin Moore · 970 · ΔE 1.2
Valspar · 3008-10C · ΔE 0.88
PPG / Glidden · PPG14-23 · ΔE 0.77
Glidden · PPG1101-1 · ΔE 1.4
Dutch Boy · 017W · ΔE 0.58
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4033 · ΔE 0.63
Dunn-Edwards · DET653 · ΔE 1.2
Magnolia Home · JG-16 · ΔE 1.65
Farrow & Ball · NO. CB9 · ΔE 1.62
Diamond Vogel · 0376 · ΔE 1.67
Hirshfield's · 0418 · ΔE 1.91
Rodda · CA016 · ΔE 0.96
C2 Paint · C2-595 · ΔE 0.88
Clare · PNT100-LT-62 · ΔE 2.01
Portola Paints · KASHMIR · ΔE 2.38
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 9.74
Backdrop · BD-DS · ΔE 3.81
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 4.72
Kompozit · 0418 · ΔE 1.91
Soft Clay
#C9A98C · LRV 43 · Support
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9096 · ΔE 1.1
Behr · UL130-8 · ΔE 1.44
Benjamin Moore · 1129 · ΔE 1.94
Valspar · T516 · ΔE 0.79
PPG / Glidden · PPG15-04 · ΔE 1.03
Glidden · PPG15-04 · ΔE 0.67
Dutch Boy · 410-3DB · ΔE 3.77
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3125 · ΔE 1.1
Dunn-Edwards · DEC711 · ΔE 1.75
Magnolia Home · JG-106 · ΔE 6.54
Farrow & Ball · NO. 9912 · ΔE 3.03
Diamond Vogel · 0155 · ΔE 1.17
Hirshfield's · 0155 · ΔE 2.34
Rodda · CA114 · ΔE 1.93
C2 Paint · C2-829 · ΔE 4.99
Clare · PNT100-MD-76 · ΔE 10.25
Portola Paints · HAVANA · ΔE 5.34
Annie Sloan · VERSAILLES · ΔE 9.66
Backdrop · BD-RO · ΔE 11.26
Rust-Oleum · 371674 · ΔE 15.23
Kompozit · 0155 · ΔE 2.34
Deep Pine
#2C3E3B · LRV 4 · Accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7623 · ΔE 2.14
Behr · 730F-7 · ΔE 3
Benjamin Moore · 2050-10 · ΔE 2.43
Valspar · 5010-3 · ΔE 2.36
PPG / Glidden · PPG0995-7 · ΔE 8.86
Glidden · PPG0995-7 · ΔE 8.86
Dutch Boy · 331-7DB · ΔE 2.14
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3291 · ΔE 4.78
Dunn-Edwards · DEA002 · ΔE 10.26
Magnolia Home · JG-05 · ΔE 10.53
Farrow & Ball · NO. G18 · ΔE 9.44
Diamond Vogel · H101 · ΔE 9.18
Hirshfield's · 0473 · ΔE 3.52
Rodda · CA210 · ΔE 12.13
C2 Paint · C2-981 · ΔE 9.43
Clare · PNT100-DP-54 · ΔE 10.48
Portola Paints · GHOST TREE · ΔE 7.32
Annie Sloan · AUBUSSON BLUE · ΔE 7.07
Backdrop · BD-AH · ΔE 6.2
Rust-Oleum · 285144 · ΔE 7.93
Kompozit · 0473 · ΔE 3.52

Questions

Why does teal feel so calm in a room?

Teal sits between blue and green, so it borrows the restful quality of both. Pairing it with soft neutrals keeps it gentle instead of bold, which is why it reads as quiet and easy to live with.

How much teal should I actually use?

Let the teal lead on the biggest surfaces, then keep the warm neutrals as your supporting cast and save the clay and pine for smaller doses. A rough 60/30/10 split keeps the whole scheme feeling balanced.

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