Perennial Green vs Teton Blue
Both from Behr's palette. Hue-wise, Perennial Green belongs to the green family and Teton Blue to the blue-grey family. Teton Blue (LRV 31) reflects noticeably more light than Perennial Green (LRV 11), a difference of 20 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Perennial Green runs green while Teton Blue is decidedly blue, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 31.1, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Perennial Green vs Teton Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Perennial Green and Teton Blue in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Teton Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Perennial Green would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Teton Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Perennial Green.
Color Details
Perennial Green vs Teton Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Perennial Green on one side and Teton Blue 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.
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