Aegean Teal vs Stormy Monday
Aegean Teal and Stormy Monday come from the same Benjamin Moore collection. Hue-wise, Aegean Teal belongs to the blue-grey family and Stormy Monday to the grey family. The 15-point LRV gap — 41 for Stormy Monday vs 25 for Aegean Teal — means Stormy Monday will open up a space more effectively. Where Aegean Teal leans blue, Stormy Monday reads red — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 18.5 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Aegean Teal vs Stormy Monday in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Aegean Teal and Stormy Monday in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Stormy Monday will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Aegean Teal would.
Front Door
On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. Stormy Monday reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Aegean Teal.
Kitchen Cabinets
Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. Stormy Monday returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Aegean Teal vs Stormy Monday Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Aegean Teal on one side and Stormy Monday 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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