Thai Teal vs Sea Emerald
Thai Teal is a Behr color while Sea Emerald comes from Jotun. Hue-wise, Thai Teal belongs to the blue family and Sea Emerald to the blue-grey family. At LRV 26 vs 15, Sea Emerald will read as the brighter of the two — a 11-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Thai Teal's blue character against Sea Emerald's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 16.1, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Thai Teal vs Sea Emerald in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Thai Teal and Sea Emerald 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Sea Emerald returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Sea Emerald will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Thai Teal would.
Color Details
Thai Teal vs Sea Emerald Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Thai Teal on one side and Sea Emerald 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 Thai Teal comparisons
See how Thai Teal stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 15, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 15), opening up a space where Thai Teal encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 15), opening up a space where Thai Teal encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 15), opening up a space where Thai Teal encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 15, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (27 vs 15) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 15), opening up a space where Thai Teal encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 15, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 15, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 15), opening up a space where Thai Teal encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 15, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 15, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (15 vs 12) makes Thai Teal the marginally brighter of the two.
A 7-point LRV gap (15 vs 8) makes Thai Teal the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 15, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (15 vs 12) makes Thai Teal the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 15, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 15), opening up a space where Thai Teal encloses it.