Thanks for the pictures. I can just never tell about RG and Blonde because it will look yellow in one person's picture and brown in another.

Laurie

I just painted my dining room SW Camelback and I love it. I tried Valspar Gold 4 first, which is very close to Restrained Gold, and it was way to orangey in my low light north facing room. Please excuse my messy photo; I posted this earlier with a remodel question, so it's the only picture I have right now. To me, the color is definitely a warm golden shade with enough tan to be neutral and not "yellow". For contrast, you can see a tiny strip of the Gold 4 on the right side just below the chair rail

Sarah

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My LR is Restrained Gold and I am not loving it- it has too much green in it and I don't find it very warm and it already looks dated to me (we painted 2 years ago). I am a big fan of yellow walls but Restrained Gold has an edge to it in my house at least.

That Camelback is really, really pretty!

I've only had success in 1 out of a billion rms. that I sampled Rg in. Turned way too green in all but 1 rm . where it was a very rich camel color.

I just finished painting my sewing room/office Sunday in Ben Moore (Aura) Honeymoon. I don't see a bit of orange in it.

I know this wasn't your top pick but here's the BM Shelburne Buff.
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I think it looks lighter in both these pics than IRL.

Sarah - I've heard other people mention that Blonde and RG look orange to them and that's what scares me about them. I do like the Camelback.

my3dogs - What a beautiful room! I'm dying to add some "dog" art to my office. That will be one of my next projects. I may have to get a sample of Honeymoon and paint a posterboard. I don't like the way the sample is looking in my kitchen right now, but I love the way it looks in your room.

sheesharee - I love Shelburne Buff and may use it somewhere else in my house. I'm just wanting a deeper color in the kitchen. hmm, I wonder how it would look if I had it mixed at 150%.

Thanks for all of the pictures!

Laurie

I have Restrained gold in the DR & love it! Here is a pic for you. It probably depends on lighting alot if you love it or not. Hope this helps! Bonnie

I do not mean to hyjack this thread but I too have thought about RG. Has anyone used it in a room that faces North and does not get much natural light?? Pretty rooms, you'll

Thanks, Bonnie. I actually saved a picture of your DR before because I liked the wall color and curtains so much.

Laurie

Another color, very similar but a hair more brown than yellow is Dromedary Camel, by SW. Its from the old color stick.

oh no, I'm trying to eliminate some of the colors, not add more! I actually think I may have a sample card of Dromedary Camel in my collection. I'll have to see if I can find it.

Laurie

I found the sample of Dromedary Camel and would you believe it looks exactly like Shelburne Buff. I'm so glad I have everyone's pictures to help me decide, because none of the samples look the slightest bit yellow, but yet I know that's how they will look when they're on the wall.

Laurie

Gagesgranny, good point. My LR with RGold is on the /north dark side of our house..
Interesting to notice how good it looks tho in others' photos with lots of rusty reds accents.
I agree,lighting does make a difference. thanks

gwent: I read your previous message and see that you are seeing green in your RG----is this in your north facing room? I do accent with a lot of reds and have been considering RG for a long time but I sure do not want the green cast in this already darken room. I am with you, it looks so beautiful in others' photos. Wonder about Tobacco Road, would it also cast a green cast in a darken room. I have it in a room that gets a lot of light and it is beautiful.

gagesgranny: Yes, RG is in the north facing room. But the adjacent hallways/stairway has the next lighter color on the paint chip next to RG and its much less harsh in tone I find.

I'm going through the same process... Another BM color to check out is Golden Tan. Just had my bedroom painted with it and I love it!

okay well here is the SW Whole Wheat but done up in BM paint. It is my basment with little natural light as the deck is covering the window here. But you get the idea. I paired it with Acadia white trim.
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