Ellen Kennon's Gustavian Grey?
The ceiling in this photo and walls are all GG, see how gray the ceiling looks? GG is definitely not baby blue. It is a very soft green-blue gray! Walking into this bedroom is like walking inside a cloud! Gustavian Gray converted my very skeptical DH to full spectrum paint!
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That Gustavian gray is gorgeous! If you want a hair more green and a little bit more color, we just did my mother's apartment with a Duron paint called "Windowpane," and it is exactly what you describe. Blue with a lot of green in it, but on the wall it reads blue without looking like a baby's room - pale and sophisticated rather than juvenile...and it is very light reflective, unlike some bluey-greeny-grayishes, which just eat up the light and look sad. It took me six false starts to get this color right, and it looks fresh and lovely and serene.

How about BM Gray Cashmere or Gray Wisp? I also saw someone here with Valspar Silverware which was very pretty but a little less green than you may be going for.

Grays do seem to play tricks on me (maybe it's just me) in that once you get it up on the wall, it's always less gray than I intended. So I would look for something grayer than what you actually want.

Ben Moore Paris Rain sounds like it could be what you're looking for.

It's a grey/blue/green that doesn't look pastel but very sophisticated.

I found this pic in the archives.

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I used SW Ancient Marble in my den, and it is a soft grey with a nice green/blue undertone.

Try SW Quietude....I love it! Just painted my bathroom ceiling in this color and it's lovely. It definitely reads more green on the chip but comes out a pretty green/blue color.

Gray wisp is not very gray in my SW facing bedroom - it reads more of a light blue green.

I ordered a sample of Gustavian Gray from EK but when I painted the board in my DH's north facing den it was too baby blue for me. I know what you mean about trying to get a blue/gray = it is very hard.

For some reason EK Gustavian Gray looks just plain gray to me. I got a sample and put it on my kitchen ceiling (it has been up there for over a year.) It must be the lighting I get.

My powder room has a color called Almond by Devine Color. It is more green-blue with a grey undertone. In this pic you can see it looks more blue to the left and more green to the right. (Must be the lighting.)

jockewing, if Azores is what you're looking for, just too intense, maybe you should try having it mixed with at half strength? If you have any of the sample left over, you could start by mixing white into it to see if it gets you what you're looking for.

I have SW Jogging Path in my kitchen and mudroom. To me it looks primarily grey but has subtle green undertones. I love it.

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Anita

BM Quiet Moments is nice

I wanted the same grayed down blue-green and also tried many of the same colors samples you did. I agree with Metromom; look for a chip much grayer than you think you want. I settled on BM 1565 Mount Saint Anne. It's from the old color deck, but both BM and SW had a chip for me to look at. It doesn't look like much on the card, but it's really lovely on the wall. I don't have a picture, but you can search Google and find some posts with images.

Sarah

I have both BM Misted Green and Gray Cashmere...and love them both. THey have a warm sorta...beachy feel! :)

I have BM Quiet Moments spreading all over my house :). I love the color and so far I've painted the foyer, the living room, dining room and the hallway. I had it mixed at 50% intensity because I wanted to keep things light.

Here is a close up of my foyer wall and a bit of the ceiling. I got a custom mix for the ceiling but it's Quiet Moments based too:

Ann

Mount St Anne is one strip over and Quiet Moments is on the same strip as Gray Wisp. I don't see any gray in my Gray Wisp in my SW facing bedroom.
I love gray - good luck finding the right one.