Teal Touch vs Vardo
Where Teal Touch belongs to Dulux's range, Vardo is a Farrow & Ball color. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. Teal Touch (LRV 24) reflects noticeably more light than Vardo (LRV 15), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean cool, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 13.7, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Teal Touch vs Vardo in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Teal Touch and Vardo 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 Teal Touch will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Vardo would.
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. Teal Touch reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Vardo.
Color Details
Teal Touch vs Vardo Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Teal Touch on one side and Vardo 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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