Anyone used Benjamin Moore's "Intense white"?

11 years ago

I am considering using this color in my home. I am looking for a light gray without obvious undertones. This one looks really nice, but doesn't seem to be a popular "internet color" and I also worry perhaps it is too light (though my trim is quite bright white). Pics would be helpful!

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Cherie

2 years ago

@purpletickler I think it's a light grey. It doesn't shift pink or purple.

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bullydosmom
11 years ago
Sounds like I'm looking for the same gray as you. I don't know how to describe it other than I want a "clean and clear ". When I look at it alli want to see is gray, no blue brown purple or green. I THINK I have narrowed it down to three BM colors, the darkest is called ,sweet innocents, then in the middle one called, bunny, the lightest is called cascade white. All look GRAY to me when I first look at them. Tomorrow I'm taking the sample doors, I want this color for my kitchen cabinets,over to our new house and look at them all day in different lights. This is suppose to be fun! And I'm finding it so stressful.
lakerundrive
6 years ago
Hi, I am also considering BM Intense White in a bedroom where I'm looking for very light gray. How did your room turn out using this color?
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IMO that color is much too dark for a north facing kitchen. It's also a greenish, brownish color, not so much gray, which I'm sorry to say a lot of people would refer to as baby poop color. I have a north facing kitchen which has dark cabinets from the previous owners. I guess they didn't like the original white, but when I remodel in a couple years I will definitely be going back to white. Even if you don't like white, there are plenty of lighter colors you can be looking at. If you like green, look at lighter, more true greens. Even if this isn't your style, this is the color I and probably the previous poster are referring to: Colors get washed out in northern light. Since this is a new build, if you can't look at color swatches in the actual light, try to find another north facing room in your current house or a friend's house in which to view samples. This is a big commitment, so think about this choice carefully. After you pick a color, see if they can get you a sample door before they do the whole kitchen.
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vjwilkinson
3 years ago
We recently used this color in a kitchen, dining room, and living room that don't get much natural light. It comes off as light gray without obvious undertones. Really pretty color if you're looking for a neutral gray.

My problem is that I'm kind of over gray. I want something warmer, but that doesn't scream "'90s yellow"--kind of impossible to find.
purpletickler
2 years ago
I too a, looking for a light grey with no undertones for a north bedroom. After 23 samples, I was about to move onto white. That seems like the same mess. Thank you for sharing your experience using it throughout a low light main area. I am after just a plain grey for my sons room. Is it grey enough that when you walk in it’s obviously a light grey or does it present more of a white?

Thanks again for sharing
vjwilkinson
2 years ago
Definitely more of a gray, unless you have really bright direct sunlight. Its LRV is in the mid-70s, so it doesn't look white. I think it can read green in some light, but it should come off neutral in a north-facing room.
purpletickler
2 years ago
Perfect. Thanks so much
Marie
2 years ago
I have it in one of my bathrooms that has natural light and absolutely love it! It does not show obvious undertones, it is a beautiful light warm gray.
purpletickler
2 years ago
Well I may have to give it a try. Thanks to everyone for sharing their input. I have had such a challenge with grey paint for this room! My son wants a black white and grey theme. The silver satin I painted on the walls reads too pale and sometimes pink! He is so tired of me and my paint sample that he actually says the paint color is fine, he will live with it. Poor guy just wants his room back. When I sample it I will share results. Thanks again to everyone❤️💜💚💙
cncharder
last year
I had a designer come and pick this color for our entire house. It has got a warm undertone but is still light. It really does look like a beautiful color and i can hardly wait to see it finished. photos to follow shortly!
Elaine Coughlin
last year
I am deciding between intense white and classic gray…..what did you use for your trim color?
bluerunner2
last year
We painted our whole home in this color and love it. It looks good with both warm and cool colors. In some of the rooms you can detect a slight green undertone.
bluerunner2
last year
No undertone here
vjwilkinson
last year
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High ceilings and plenty of natural light help a lot! It's not a great color in a space that doesn't have those advantages. In our space, it just looks dreary. (It's not quite as bad as the purplish off-white that was on the walls when we moved in, but it's not great.)

I'd love to find a color with just a smidge more warmth, without going full-on green or yellow.
Kami A.
last year
Im looking to use it in my double height stairwell and open-concept main living area. it will have lots of southern and western light. Right now the space is wythe blue and gettysburg gray. i want to lighten things up.
peachmousse
last year
I used intense white though my entire house, and it has a cool undertone (almost looks light blue in certain light). My house faces east/west. In the past I used classic gray and I found it a touch warmer. If you read the Benjamin Moore website they now list intense white as a cool toned color.
vjwilkinson
11 months ago
Any ideas for a slightly deeper neutral that would coordinate with Intense White? Our white kitchen cabinets aren't holding up, and I'm thinking ahead to when we need to have them repainted.
HU-803288011
5 months ago
We just finished painting our entire home in intense white. Walls, ceilings, trim and kitchen cabinetry. We absolutely love it! Depending on the light or time of day the shadowed walls may take on a blue/green or light grey tone. It isn't stark, just fresh and lovely.