Boot Cut vs Telegrey 4
Boot Cut (Behr) and Telegrey 4 (RAL Classic) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Boot Cut belongs to the blue family and Telegrey 4 to the grey family. The 8-point LRV gap — 59 for Telegrey 4 vs 51 for Boot Cut — means Telegrey 4 will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 10.3 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Boot Cut vs Telegrey 4 in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Boot Cut and Telegrey 4 in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Telegrey 4 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Telegrey 4 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen Cabinets
Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. Telegrey 4 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Boot Cut vs Telegrey 4 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Boot Cut on one side and Telegrey 4 on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Boot Cut comparisons
See how Boot Cut stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 51, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Boot Cut reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 51) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 27, Boot Cut is decisively the brighter choice.
Boot Cut reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 8-point LRV gap (51 vs 44) makes Boot Cut the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 51), opening up a space where Boot Cut encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 51, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 51, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Boot Cut is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 51, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Boot Cut is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes Boot Cut the marginally brighter of the two.
Boot Cut reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Boot Cut reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Boot Cut reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.