Teton Blue vs Magnetic Gray
Where Teton Blue belongs to Behr's range, Magnetic Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Teton Blue belongs to the blue-grey family and Magnetic Gray to the grey family. Magnetic Gray (LRV 46) reflects noticeably more light than Teton Blue (LRV 31), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Teton Blue runs blue while Magnetic Gray is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 13.6, 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 Magnetic Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Teton Blue and Magnetic Gray 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 Magnetic Gray 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. Magnetic Gray 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. Magnetic Gray 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. Magnetic Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Teton Blue.
Color Details
Teton Blue vs Magnetic Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Teton Blue on one side and Magnetic Gray 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 Teton Blue comparisons
See how Teton Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
