If you can paint the entire window on the inside, it can be any variation you want, because the inside will be consistent.

This sounds like efflorescence growth from water passing through the grout in the tile. Ask your builder what type of grout he used - was it regular grout or epoxy grout. Regular grout will allow water to permeate and any place this happens you can get this efflorescence scale forming. Clean it with 3-1 muriatic acid and an acid brush. Apply full strength vinegar once per week and scrub with a pool brush to limit its return.

We considered Bakery Box for our cabinets. Went with Valspar Woodlawn Dewmist. But - the only recommendation I can give is to get samples of the whites that you like from multiple manufacturers. Paint at least a 5x7 if not 8x10 stretched fabric panel with them. Look at the colors in all types of lighting conditions. Both Bakery Box 'Dewmist' are not pure whites. Neraly all (except for base white) will have tint added. it will throw the color to a warmer or cooler zone. Best Wishes

Cutting or increasing a colour by a percentage is open to a great deal of interpretation. So it’s kind of a clunky approach unless you have actually seen the results of a specific colour being manipulated from a specific store and liked it. Does it mean somewhat lighter - but the same degree of colourfulness? Does it mean both lighter + less colourful? Whichever it is - you end up with a new colour - which you may - or may not like. You can however, create an effective palette layering white & off-white tones together. The secret? Ensuring the two ’whites’ look deliberate, by having enough contrast so neither looks dingy or dirty next to the other. This can be done by managing their difference in Chroma. (degree of colourfulness) And if they aren’t too close together in Hue, nor too far apart either, this also adds to the degree of contrast. As Colour Guru Lori Saway explains ,if two white surfaces ’have a minimum difference in Chroma of at least 0.2 then neither will appear dingy or dirty alongside the other.’ #huefamilies #white #chroma