Teal Touch vs Briny
Teal Touch is a Dulux color while Briny comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 24 vs 17, Teal Touch will read as the brighter of the two — a 7-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a cool quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 7.9, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Teal Touch vs Briny in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Teal Touch and Briny are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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. Teal Touch has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The brightness difference is modest but present — Teal Touch gives the walls a little more lift.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The brightness difference is modest but present — Teal Touch gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Teal Touch vs Briny Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Teal Touch on one side and Briny 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 Teal Touch comparisons
See how Teal Touch stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 83 vs 24, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 24 vs 6, Teal Touch is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 24), opening up a space where Teal Touch encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 24, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 24), opening up a space where Teal Touch encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 24, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (27 vs 24) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 24), opening up a space where Teal Touch encloses it.
Teal Touch reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 24, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (24 vs 13) makes Teal Touch the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 24, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 24), opening up a space where Teal Touch encloses it.
With LRVs of 24 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 24, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 24, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 24, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 24), opening up a space where Teal Touch encloses it.
At LRV 24 vs 12, Teal Touch is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 24 vs 8, Teal Touch is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 24, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 24), opening up a space where Teal Touch encloses it.
At LRV 24 vs 12, Teal Touch is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 24, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.