Match Tame Teal
Sherwin-Williams Tame Teal is a light-reflective shade, cool in character with an LRV of 73. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 75 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (73 vs 69) makes Tame Teal the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes Lagoon Falls the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (73 vs 69) makes Tame Teal the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Tame Teal reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 73 vs 58, Tame Teal is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 11.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 6-point LRV gap (73 vs 67) makes Tame Teal the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.