Hi - We just painted our entire first floor in Farrow & Ball "old white", which is a taupe-y grey. In some light, it also has a very slight hint of sagey green, but not so much that you'd think it's a green color. It definitely looks more taupe-y than anything else, and we've gotten lots of "oohs and aaahs" over it, even from the subs. We have dark wood floors and white trim and baseboards (which is done in F&B "Pointing" as are our ceilings). In the office and master bedroom, we used F&B "light grey", which is also a wonderful color but definitely darker and may not feel light enough for the main areas in your home, depending on what your natural light is like (and obviously, depending on your taste for dark vs. light). Farrow & Ball has such wonderful big hand-painted swatch cards, and I would highly recommend purchasing them...they're a hefty $50, but definitely worth it and WAY better than the little brochure they'll send you for free, which has tiny little bits of color that give you just enough of a feel to want to see more! If you're interested, I can take photos of these rooms, but we're moving in on Friday (after an 8-month whole house renovation), and we're in the throes of last-minute chaos with electricians hanging fixtures, painters doing touch-ups and punch list stuff. Our contractor put rosin paper down on the floors so they won't get messed up, and so the tone of the red rosin paper may influence what you'll see as the color of the walls. Here's a tip for you - if you go to Google and press the tab for "Images" and type in the name of the paint that you're considering using, you'll probably see photos of rooms from magazines that used that color. It's very helpful. When we were considering using F&B's "Middleton Pink" for my teenage daughter's room, we were worried that it would be too little girl-ish, but when she saw the image of several rooms painted in Middleton Pink, she liked it and so we went with it (unfortunately, later on, after it was on the walls, I made the mistake of mentioning that it wasn't a very sophisticated color. DUH! WRONG thing to say to a teenager). Anyway, Google Images was very helpful! Good luck with your search. I went through the identical struggle on the neutral grey taupe about six months ago so I know how difficult it can be! Susan

Thank you for the comment. Actually I like the continuity of the gray cabinets with the stainless appliances. Sometimes I think that the stainless appliances look a bit jarring side by side with certain woods and colored cabinet. The quarts does have gray in it so, of course, i would be looking for everything to blend. Just looking for a starting point. Yayagal - thank you for the suggestion. I will check out Nimbus

Here are pics as of now...I’m not sure they will help as we are mid-construction but you can see the space. I’m not sure Black would be my first choice, as I’m trying to lighten the space and the cabinets will be a medium gray plus medium wood flooring. I guess I’m having a hard time mostly contrasting colors with gray cabinets. I believe there will be bead and batten trim in the dining room.

lizziesma My current paint colors (2 out of 3) have LRV of 25 or lower, and the plan is to find light neutral grays with LRV above 50 (ideally, around 60). I think that should brighten up the room :) Karen Rose You have a beautiful house!!! Love your paint color. I need to run and grab (another) sample pot!! Rory, SW, PA Love your colors as well! so you have used 2 paints, like I am hoping to. :) They seem to go really well together. cat_ky I have been buying sample pots and paint few boards in each shade, and spread around the house. It is amazing to see how the colors look different, depending on the light, angle AND (surprisingly) size of my paint board!! I have well over a dozen sample pots, and now I find myself not letting my DH know that I have purchased yet another one. lol I wish I could find a good use for the sample paints. What a waste.