Teton Blue vs Beguiling Mauve
Where Teton Blue belongs to Behr's range, Beguiling Mauve is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Teton Blue belongs to the blue-grey family and Beguiling Mauve to the grey family. Beguiling Mauve (LRV 40) reflects noticeably more light than Teton Blue (LRV 31), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Teton Blue runs blue while Beguiling Mauve is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 10.2, 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 Beguiling Mauve in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Teton Blue and Beguiling Mauve 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 Beguiling Mauve will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Teton Blue 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. Beguiling Mauve reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Teton Blue.
Color Details
Teton Blue vs Beguiling Mauve Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Teton Blue on one side and Beguiling Mauve 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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