I have the same question. Damurph, did you find something that worked? I just sampled Accessible Beige at 75% and still feel it is a bit too dark.

Thank you MWDH. We actually painted our main living space in SW Modern Gray just one week ago. The LRV is great. It really lightened up our space without being too stark or cool.

Natural Tan

I am SO happy you mentioned this @azgirlinnc! We just painted my living room Farrow and Ball's Cornforth White but it looks purple in the Northern light. :/ I was researching colors when I saw this post when it struck me...I painted my bathroom Natural Linen!! I still have 2 nearly full gallons of it left! I can only hope it looks as good in the living room as it does in the bathroom! :)

What color did you go with for trim?

Thank you for saving me. This has been my dilemma as well!

I have SW natural tan for my walls but want a lighter version for the ceiling, can anyone recommend the right color?

@English Karen could you share any pics of your natural tan room? That's the top contender I'm considering but don't want too yellow/golden.

I Love Natural Tan. I painted my North facing basement and it's SUPER!

I also used Gossamer Veil in the entire upstairs and LOVE that one also.

Hi Laurie,
After several failed painting attempts gossamer veil, natural tan. Pictures are sometimes hard to see. Can you describe the basement colour? Does it look greyish? And what were the deciding factors for gossamer veil upstairs and could you describe direction of light and how the colour reads. Really appreciate the feedback. Also did you consider drift of mist for upstairs? It’s one below gossamer veil on colour card? If so can you tell me why you didn’t choose it. Thanks so much

Shannon

Hi, Shannon. After months of researching, I decided on Gossamer Veil. (LRV 62) My house faces East and West, (windows on those sides) It's a lighter version of Agreeable Gray in my opinion, with less BLUE. It's light gray most times of day and stays on the warm side of gray and doesn't change much. I painted the attached covered porch Drift of mist (69), which I LOVE. It also faces West. I wanted the basement lighter, so Natural Tan (LRV 65). It's creamy and airy with no hint of yellow in my basement. I am so glad that I picked that color. If you don't already have a SW color fan deck, you've GOT to have it to compare colors. Also, don't panic if your new paint looks a different color immediately after you paint, it takes a few days. Good luck with your project.

Thanks so much for all the feed back

Has anyone considered Neutral Ground? It’s my top contender

NG is the color I am going with . . .after 10 months of narrowing it down : ) I am going to pair it with creamy for the trim. I

Be careful with Creamy. I've used it many times where it appears white, as expected. It's a great color for trim, etc. However, paired with some neutral paint colors with a tad of gray, the yellow in creamy really stands out. Ex. Natural Tan w/ Creamy trim shows yellow undertone.

Natural Tan is a lighter color similar tomAccessible Beige.

White duck is a nice lighter color too.
Natural tan or white duck.

Can anyone comment on accesiblr beige or natural tan for the exterior? looking for something sinilar to what we have but more modern and less pink. ill try to attch a pic.

I have both in my house, Natural Tan and Accessible Beige in the basement. Get color samples and paint them on sample boards to check them out different times of the day.

do you find any yellow/gold with Natural Tan? I want to pair it with a dark grey on my fireplace. I do not want yellow/gold.

My basement windows face east and I don't see yellow/gold at ALL. Buy a sample pot or sample stock and peel sample to try it out.

I will put SW Natural Choice, LRV 73 out there. The off-white version is Ivory Lace.