Teal Lux vs Thames Fog
Where Teal Lux belongs to Dulux's range, Thames Fog is a Valspar color. Hue-wise, Teal Lux belongs to the blue family and Thames Fog to the grey family. Thames Fog (LRV 27) reflects noticeably more light than Teal Lux (LRV 11), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 28.2, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Teal Lux vs Thames Fog in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Teal Lux and Thames Fog 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Thames Fog will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Teal Lux would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Thames Fog reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Teal Lux.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Thames Fog reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Teal Lux.
Color Details
Teal Lux vs Thames Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Teal Lux on one side and Thames Fog 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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