St. Lucia Teal vs Hardwick White
St. Lucia Teal is a Benjamin Moore color while Hardwick White comes from Farrow & Ball. Hue-wise, St. Lucia Teal belongs to the blue-green family and Hardwick White to the greige-grey family. With LRVs of 44 and 44, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — St. Lucia Teal's green character against Hardwick White's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 15.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
St. Lucia Teal vs Hardwick White in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing St. Lucia Teal and Hardwick White 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. St. Lucia Teal reads more restrained here, while Hardwick White adds a sense of enclosure and warmth.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The temperature contrast between Hardwick White and St. Lucia Teal is what sets these apart most in this context.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. St. Lucia Teal reads more restrained here, while Hardwick White adds a sense of enclosure and warmth.
Color Details
St. Lucia Teal vs Hardwick White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see St. Lucia Teal on one side and Hardwick White 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 St. Lucia Teal comparisons
See how St. Lucia Teal stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 44, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 44), opening up a space where St. Lucia Teal encloses it.
At LRV 44 vs 6, St. Lucia Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
St. Lucia Teal reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 44), opening up a space where St. Lucia Teal encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 44, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 27, St. Lucia Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
St. Lucia Teal reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 13, St. Lucia Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 44), opening up a space where St. Lucia Teal encloses it.
St. Lucia Teal reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 44, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 44, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 12, St. Lucia Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 44, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 44 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 44), opening up a space where St. Lucia Teal encloses it.
St. Lucia Teal reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 44 vs 12, St. Lucia Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
St. Lucia Teal reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
St. Lucia Teal reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
St. Lucia Teal reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 44), opening up a space where St. Lucia Teal encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 44), opening up a space where St. Lucia Teal encloses it.