Benjamin Moore Wythe Blue fail
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All about Wythe Blue / the properties of color
Comments (12)For instance, should I have gone with a more saturated color, like Wythe in my bedroom due to its poor lighting? First, I'd wonder if you could do something to improve the lighting situation. I know it's not always feasible to do that tho. Sometimes time and budget only allow for paint. More saturated, less muted colors are often a good pairing with light that is dim, not robust. If it feels to you that the quality of light is a bit one-dimensional, or flat, or seemingly has a quality to it that just isn't very *full*, then it can be a good idea to add a wall color to the atmosphere that is the opposite of all those things -- like you stated, 'more saturated'. More saturated can help bust thru the dimness or grayed quality of light and deliver more color to the eye. But you don't want vivid either. :-) You want to try to strike the right balance between the light and the colorfulness or chroma in the paint color. One popular tip (that I like to dismiss) is to choose a paint chip that you like and then 'go one up'. Supposedly, that tip is meant to help you avoid choosing wall colors that are too dark, too colorful, just too much in general. The 'going one up' tip is meant to address the fact that wall colors grow more intense as they cover more area. This example is a good reason why tips like that don't work. In the case of poor lighting, 'going one up' on the strip probably isn't the best fit because more value, more color is the better partner for poorly lit rooms. Would a warmer color have been a better choice in a poorly lit room? Maybe. Maybe not. Since I'm on the topic of tips today, :-D, another one is to align the cool and warm sides of a color wheel with a compass. Meaning the cool side of the color wheel lines up with south and the warm side of the wheel lines up with north. Warm colors are suppose to be the better fit for cool, low light. Cool colors are suppose to go with warm, intense light. Like the other color tip, this north/warm and south/cool color tip has flaws too. A poorly lit room is still going to be a poorly lit room whether it's painted a warm color or a cool color. What changes with color temperature is mood and *feel* in the space. So if you think a warmer wall color would improve your perception of how your poorly lit room would feel, function, and fit with the other elements in the room then a warmer color would have been the better choice. The flip side to that is someone else might perceive the cooler color with the poor light as restful, calm, serene and maybe even more cohesive with the room's contents. So, the warmer and cooler thing is really more about aligning color with desired mood, function, expectations, and color tolerance than it is about trying to manage the quality of light into something that it isn't. Because you're not going to be successful managing the quality of light into something it isn't just by painting the walls -- poorly lit is going to stay that way until you buy more lamps or change window treatments, etc. The subject of paring a dark wall color with poor light is another part of the discussion but not directly relative to you question so I'll skip that and move on. What accents colors will make my walls appear less gray and either more blue or more green? That's the easier question of the bunch. Juxtaposing color that is opposite or complementary to blue and green should help coax out from the gray a sense of more blue or green. Complementary colors would be oranges and reds. If you think about it, Acid green or chartreuse is opposite in a sense too. That kind of vibrant accent color would be opposite the neutralized grayed aspect of Quietude. Opposite and complementary is not exclusive to the level of contrast that is hue, like blue-orange, green-red. Vibrant juxtaposed to dull is a level of color contrast that's available to you to use as well -- and it could very well work to help you feel like some of the grayness of Quietude has been balanced out....See MoreSo . . . Wythe Blue is not blue?
Comments (7)Seriously? A tree service?? Anyway, we just painted our laundry and office Wythe Blue (with Palladian on the ceilings). I find it to be a soft aqua. It's definitely not just green though. But that's how it's always been touted...a blue green. I love it. If you want more blue and less green, have you looked at Beach Glass?...See MoreThe daily nag: spelling Wythe Blue
Comments (130)1. The hanging jaw has made its way into acting, too. It drives me nuts. Do these actors think that leaving their mouths open and their jaws slack gives them expression? Interesting that Californian, which was once referred to as a "regionless accent," is now becoming its own variety. The rest of the country is homogenizing. 2. For a fascinating read on the development of English and its varieties, formerly known as dialects, see Baugh and Cable, A History of the English Language, if you haven't already read it. 3. See also, Eats, Shoots & Leaves, even with its lousy editing. 4. Does anyone recall the BBC (maybe PBS?) documentary about English--done in the eighties? Included rap, pubs in Cornwall, etc.?...See MoreBM Wythe Blue or Kennsington Green or????
Comments (10)Another color that caught my eye is Behr Green Meets Blue, but it appears perhaps a smidge too dark for such a small space. Any ideas for something similar but lighter? https://www.homedepot.com/p/BEHR-ULTRA-1-qt-S430-4-Green-Meets-Blue-Extra-Durable-Flat-Interior-Paint-Primer-172404/313064753#overlay BM Beach Glass also looked promising, but looks very grey on the paint chip. Does it read more of a color on the walls?...See Morebronwynsmom
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11 years agoHere is a picture of how the Wythe blue turned out on my walls. The picture makes it look more blue than it is, and this is only one coat. I know two coats would give a better idea, but I don't even want to do it because i know this is too vibrant for me. I don't mind the darkness (saturation??), but it just screams a little too much at me. It is a very hard color to photograph.
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11 years agoHere are some samples I have. From the left: Gray Wisp, Oyster Bay, Beach Glass, Quietude.
I know I need to paint larger areas on the wall, but now this Wythe Blue is making it really difficult.
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11 years agoChiming in on busybee's thoughts-I have most of my house painted in BM Quiet Moments which is almost identical and next to Grey Wisp on their color bar.
As busy says, these tones do NOT read gray on the wall! They are definitely a lovely blue green and at least in my house read more to the green end of the spectrum. They aren't pastel but I feel are truly a neutral in terms of being quiet, soothing and amenable to a lot of different tones you can use for furniture, drapes, bedding etc. My trim is all crisp white and this shade looks smashing with it; really makes the trim pop without being a dark contrast.
So just a voice from someone who has been extremely happy with how this gray-but-really-green/blue shade of paint looks in a real home.
If you want to see it, here is a shot of my LR just after I painted it with Quiet Moments. I cut my mix 50% because I really wanted a light and airy feeling. And I've been absolutely delighted with it in every room--now have it in my foyer, LR, DR, kitchen, hallway and master bedroom. As my kids leave the other two bedrooms are heading for Quiet Moments too :).
First LR view, you can see white trim too:
Another LR view, to show you how it looks with dark leather furniture:
And here it is in the foyer with natural light (a southern facing exposure):
Same view with a flash:
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11 years agoHere is a view of the finished product. Ignore the chandelier as we definitely need a new one. And the mirror needs to be hung. I love the color! What kind of chandelier would you put in here??
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