Barely Teal vs Delicate Blue
Barely Teal is a Benjamin Moore color while Delicate Blue comes from Little Greene. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 81 and 82, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a blue quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 5.8, 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.
Barely Teal vs Delicate Blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Barely Teal and Delicate Blue 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. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Barely Teal vs Delicate Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Barely Teal on one side and Delicate Blue 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 Barely Teal comparisons
See how Barely Teal stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 6, Barely Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 52, Barely Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 58, Barely Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 27, Barely Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 55, Barely Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 13, Barely Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 44, Barely Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 66, Barely Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (81 vs 74) makes Barely Teal the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 81 vs 12, Barely Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 68, Barely Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 12, Barely Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 45, Barely Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Barely Teal reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.