Teton Blue vs Sommelier
Where Teton Blue belongs to Behr's range, Sommelier is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Teton Blue belongs to the blue-grey family and Sommelier to the pink family. Teton Blue (LRV 31) reflects noticeably more light than Sommelier (LRV 5), a difference of 25 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Teton Blue runs blue while Sommelier is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 42.1, 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 Sommelier in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Teton Blue and Sommelier 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 Sommelier 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 Sommelier.
Color Details
Teton Blue vs Sommelier Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Teton Blue on one side and Sommelier 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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