Hiya! Agreeable Gray is tricky for east and west. How do you feel about Stardew as an exterior color? BENJAMIN MOORE NAVAJO WHITE OC-95. I may make a small commission on products purchased with my link, but your price does not change. Blue-green blends have had a good run. A blue-gray with a violet hue tends to look a bit cold, which makes sense, as purple is most often viewed as a cool colour. I have an east facing open living room , kitchen and dinning room. When it comes to personal questions, its usually best if I can see photos via my E-design, otherwise im TOTALLY guessing re: the flooring/tiles/etc it is affordable and fun if youre interested! BRAND NEW Neutral Paint Color | PLASTER OF PARIS by BENJAMIN MOORE The LRV of White Dove is 83.16. Sorry I cant be more definitive without sitting down with some photos and spending some time with your room! The catch here is that I have painters coming to paint in two weeks. Here are just a FEW reasons why I recommend Samplize to my clients. The LRV of this color is 55.94, Photo by Amanda Webster DesignWalls Vale Mist. Classic Gray is a very light shade of warm gray that can also be considered an off white. OC-45. Shown here, Benjamin Moore Stonington Gray, a gray with a SUPER PASSIVE blue (blue-green) undertone. Stonington Grey It is beautiful for that area. Walls Seattle Mist. 1501. Hi Kylie! My husband and I work 8-5 so we are mostly home in the evening and these are the colors we bought: SW Agreeable Gray (Ive read your comments and this color might be out) SW Amazing Gray and BM Pale Oak. Aloha Kylie! For now, painted family room SW Silver Strand, white molding (do not know exact color, painter said semi gloss white) and SW creamy for ceiling, breakfast nook and Kitchen of this Family room/breakfast nook/kitchen open area. Now this color (November Rain - Benjamin Moore) is very tricky. Hi Janet, thank you for your note! ~ Angie. There is the Munsell value/chroma notation and then there are the CIE LCh value/chroma values. Helping you make your home a retreat that you love is my calling. May I ask which colour this is? As far as grays go, I like it for east-facing rooms as it doesnt go as muddy as some other gray and greige paint colours can. It would look gorgeous with gray and navy as long as the gray isnt a purple baseI think Gray Owl might be a touch too flat perhaps Great article! Change Color. So many of the pale grieges seem to pull violet in that room, but the deep rich color of backdrop holds its own. Creamy is a light cream colour (so theres yellow in it) that is balanced with a neutral base to calm it right down. Why would you consider Creamy to be borderline in an east facing room? I love that blue! Hi Joanna, well, that was a hands-on project and I can tell you with ALLLL certainty that it was indeed Network Gray! Hands-down, my FAAAVE blue-gray blend. It has an LRV of 53.78. Can be slightly enhanced, but will look more or less like youd expect. Could not find the anywhere. Or possibly Edgecomb Gray or Revere Pewter (these seem to be the most popular) ? Look at the color youre considering in the room that you will be painting, not outside in the bright sun. It was really pretty when I moved in. Are there any other websites that would give me access to this easily. Purple. Network Gray is a popular gray with a blue undertone. But when I flip the lights on each evening, I have a buttery yellow room again. It has an LRV of 60.73 and exudes tranquility and inspires quiet meditation. The interior of your room adds a whole DIFFERENT set of rules, but there is only SO much I can do with a blog post! It is fine in there but now so love that Carribean teal. Whether on exteriors, cabinets, doors, orShare. Would you recommend any of these (or anything else) as a ceiling color? Cool colours can do okay at this time of the day, but warm colours can offer some balance and warmth. I love your articles and after spending $30 in paint samples that now may not work I am a little frustrated. Im sitting here thinking okay is this right? Look how much it changes with the lights on! While they say that daylight bulbs best mimic the natural daylight, I find that they really only mimic the sunlight at its peak so at its whitest. Moonlight White. I love this post and your others about N-W-E-and South facing rooms. In the afternoon the gray in it will come up a bit more but can be shifted with the right interior lighting plan. So colorful! Great post, perfect timing! Btw i love your sense of humor. What color blue-gray-green is in the picture with the rocking horse, pic # 3? I am hoping to paint my NE facing master in SW inkwell. A few months ago, I did a color consult with you on my living room. As you can see in the cozy kitchen above, the Swiss Coffee cabinets look beautiful with stainless steel appliances and marble countertops. My home faces south east. And it does lean into green, not drastically, but enough to be slightly noticeable. Hi Kylie! Or it might at least get you on a better track ;). Fernwood Green is just a PRETTY green with a country vibe. Might be a bit more subdued and grayed out and can come across even cooler-toned than normal. I tried Sea Salt and Comfort Gray but they came out after two coats looking blue. Get your own digital color dollop of Paris Rain 1501. Read more: The 5 Best Warm Neutral Paint Colours. I was the thinking of painting the walls SW Creamy but want to do the ceiling and trim in another (not white) color. Living room faces east and gets okay light. More drops and more tints will affect the depth of color and the undertones. Any colour can change its tune (or tone) based on the exposure of the room, which goes back to one of my most POPULAR blog posts North, East, South, West: Which Paint Colours is the Best? What Are The Best Paint Colours for Your Front Door? HOWEVER, there are some pretty good tips that Ive come up with. Learn how your comment data is processed. But dont worry, these formulas have been used for decades and are always spot on. What is the color in the very first pic of this post with the round black mirror? The idea is to take the info Ive given and maybe tweak it to suit your space. Hi! The color that's about to . Pleasant Valley has an LRV of 50.46 and is a balanced blend of silver and green. So glad you like the color posts! Yellow. . The thing to remember with blue-gray is that its rarely just blue-gray. If you spend most of your time in the morning, youll want to pick the colour that you like BEST in the morning light, If you spend most of your time in this room in the afternoon, you will want to pick the colour that you like best in the AFTERNOON light, If you choose colours that have a wink more colour in them and less gray, you may find that the increased colour helps fight off the shaded look of the afternoon light, while still looking beautiful in the morning hours, You might find that blues with a touch of green in them feel a bit softer and more inviting, Greens that have a wink of yellow vs a wink of blue can warm things up more again, Purples that lean slightly to the pink side (, You may want to use colours that a) are a bit, If you choose a cool colour that has a bit more colour in it and less gray, you may find that it holds itself a bit better in the afternoon, Ive found that my clients are often able to live with paint colours that make a room feel a bit too warm vs paint colours that make a room feel a bit too cold, something to consider if you use your east-facing room in the afternoon, If you keep the samples on their white paper, you can move them around the room. Hi! We are the ONLY resource that translates the amazing science of color into a step-by-step system that helps homeowners and designers make color decisions easier, faster and most importantly confidently. So, I have strapped on my big girl panties and pulled ALL of my thoughts together for you (scary), combined them with my 17 years of colour experience and finally made some sense of it all. Keep it coming. And if another black is ok what do you recommend? Hi Kylie, Unlike normal ceilings that tend to look a shade darker than the walls, sloped ceilings often look lighter as the light pans across them!
