Vintage Teal vs Cold North
Vintage Teal is a Behr color while Cold North comes from Cloverdale Paint. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 30 vs 25, Cold North will read as the brighter of the two — a 5-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 6.5, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Vintage Teal vs Cold North in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Vintage Teal and Cold North are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Cold North gives the walls a little more lift.
Dining Room
Dining room light is typically the warmest in the house, which shifts both colors toward the red end of the spectrum compared to daylight. Cold North reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Vintage Teal vs Cold North Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Vintage Teal on one side and Cold North 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 Vintage Teal comparisons
See how Vintage Teal stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 25), opening up a space where Vintage Teal encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 25, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 6, Vintage Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 25), opening up a space where Vintage Teal encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 25, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 25), opening up a space where Vintage Teal encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 25, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 25), opening up a space where Vintage Teal encloses it.
Vintage Teal reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 25, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (25 vs 13) makes Vintage Teal the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 25, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 25), opening up a space where Vintage Teal encloses it.
Vintage Teal reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 25, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 25, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 25, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 25), opening up a space where Vintage Teal encloses it.
At LRV 25 vs 12, Vintage Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 8, Vintage Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 25, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 25), opening up a space where Vintage Teal encloses it.
At LRV 25 vs 12, Vintage Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 25, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.