Building a house with open floor plan and stairwell. Hoping for help picking a trim color for my main color, SW Wool Skein. I read that trim should be the same throughout the house, so it will also need to look good with colors chosen for individual rooms. I got a sample of BM Simply White, but would like a little less contrast, without looking dingy. Individual room colors will probably be SW Softened Green, Sea Salt and BM Paris Rain, Revere Pewter, Wyndham Cream and Proposal. Thanks in advance for suggestions!

I'm looking for a neutral gray/off-white with an LRV of 70-75 that doesn't read purple (many grays and grieges do!), blue, or pink. I don't want a throwback to "builder's taupe." And after seeing White Duck on the wall in my house, I'd definitely characterize it as tan. In photos online, it looks like a warm off-white with a hint of green. In my house, it's brownish beige. I might have liked it 20 years ago.

Jaime, I feel your pain! The decision making is killing me! Believe it or not, I still haven’t decided on wall colors. My cabinets and trim are going to be Sherwin Williams Pure White. Walls may also be Pure White. Otherwise they’ll be a very light greige or off white. Fortunately for me, the house is still under construction and I still have time to ponder! Pretty all of my choices have changed since I made this post. If you google Kylie M. Interiors, she is a fan of Whte Duck so she may have ideas for trim color. Good luck!

Large room. Medium light. Chroma is how to calibrate white paint colors to dim, moderate, abundant quality/quantity of inherent light. These are in order least Chroma (aka most neutral) to Navajo which has the most Chroma. Gardenia is same hue family, has the most Chroma, is most similar to Navajo for a monochromatic vibe. Navajo is technically a color because it has too much Chroma (colorfulness) to fit into a neutral category. Which makes it easier to pair with a color of white. Because it brings a healthy bump of Chroma to a +white combination ensuring a necessary level of contrast in terms of Chroma. A discernible level of contrast in Chroma is a good thing because when a color of white/off white shows up looking dirty or dingy it's - typically - because there isn't enough contrast with an adjacent white or off white. Navajo isn't a white or off white so it's not an issue.