Teton Blue vs Buenos Aires
Where Teton Blue belongs to Behr's range, Buenos Aires is a Cloverdale Paint color. Teton Blue reads as blue-grey, while Buenos Aires reads as green — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Buenos Aires (LRV 42) reflects noticeably more light than Teton Blue (LRV 31), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 22.4, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Teton Blue vs Buenos Aires in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Teton Blue and Buenos Aires 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 Buenos Aires will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Teton Blue would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Buenos Aires reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Teton Blue.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Buenos Aires returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Buenos Aires reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Teton Blue.
Color Details
Teton Blue vs Buenos Aires Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Teton Blue on one side and Buenos Aires 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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