Match Tempo Teal
Sherwin-Williams Tempo Teal is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 19. 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 21 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 19 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (19 vs 15) makes Tempo Teal the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Teal Touch reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (23 vs 19) makes Turquoise blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (25 vs 19) makes Sea Fantasy the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Tempo Teal reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (24 vs 19) makes Blue Bliss the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Tempo Teal reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At ΔE 15.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Sea Emerald reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 20.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 11-point LRV gap (19 vs 8) makes Tempo Teal the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 21.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 7-point LRV gap (27 vs 19) makes Tidepool Wonder the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 22.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.