Teal Zen vs Light grey
Teal Zen is a Jotun color while Light grey comes from RAL Classic. Hue-wise, Teal Zen belongs to the blue family and Light grey to the grey family. At LRV 58 vs 47, Light grey will read as the brighter of the two — a 12-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 10.4, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Teal Zen vs Light grey in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Teal Zen and Light grey 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
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. Light grey returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Teal Zen vs Light grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Teal Zen on one side and Light grey 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 Zen comparisons
See how Teal Zen stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 47, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Teal Zen reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 47), opening up a space where Teal Zen encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (58 vs 47) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 27, Teal Zen is decisively the brighter choice.
Teal Zen reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (55 vs 47) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes Teal Zen the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 47), opening up a space where Teal Zen encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 47, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 47, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 12, Teal Zen is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 8, Teal Zen is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 47, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 12, Teal Zen is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Teal Zen reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.