Teton Blue vs Refined Yellow
Where Teton Blue belongs to Behr's range, Refined Yellow is a Jotun color. Hue-wise, Teton Blue belongs to the blue-grey family and Refined Yellow to the beige-yellow family. Refined Yellow (LRV 44) reflects noticeably more light than Teton Blue (LRV 31), a difference of 13 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Teton Blue runs blue while Refined Yellow is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 28.1, 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.
Teton Blue vs Refined Yellow in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Teton Blue and Refined Yellow 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 Refined Yellow will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Teton Blue would.
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. Refined Yellow returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Teton Blue vs Refined Yellow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Teton Blue on one side and Refined Yellow 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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