Need help finding a light tan paint

6 years ago

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Can any suggest a very light tan or off-white that pairs well with Valspar Ounce of Silver and Benjamin Moore's White Dove?

I'm going for a coastal vibe in my bathroom. It doesn't get a lot of natural light. I had planned to use BM Cream Fleece since I love it in my friends house. In my space it's way too dark, though. BM Muslin is also too dark.

The painters have already started so I'll need to pick something by morning.

Thanks!

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My3dogs ME zone 5A

6 years ago

Can't speak for going with the Valspar color, but I have used SW Softer Tan.

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Jennifer_in_KS
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6 years ago
Hi My3dogs,

I grabbed my fandeck and it looks like SW Softer Tan is about the same LRV as BM Cream Fleece. It's very pretty but I think I need to go 1 step lighter.

Thanks!
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Lori A. Sawaya
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Barely Beige 1066 is very similar to Cream Fleece, just lighter. Grab a chip and see if a lighter version of Cream Fleece is what you're looking for.
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chloebud
6 years ago
Jennifer, I just wanted to mention SW's Canvas Tan can be really nice. I would also look at anything Lori suggests.
Jennifer_in_KS
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6 years ago
Hi funcolors!

I was hoping you'd stop by with a suggestion. I was just watching your videos about hues & values. My husband can see hues from a mile away but it escapes me.

Looking at my trusty fan deck I do think Barely Beige will work. My deck doesn't have LRVs so I appreciate the comparison chart.

Do you think these 3 color play well together?

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Lori A. Sawaya
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Yep. Canvas Tan is in the same neighborhood too.
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Lori A. Sawaya
6 years ago
Looking at my trusty fan deck I do think Barely Beige will work. My deck doesn't have LRVs

Not even in the index? Wow. LRV is crucial color info.
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Lori A. Sawaya
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My husband can see hues from a mile away but it escapes me.

If you can easily see what hue family a color belongs to, that's great. If you can't, no big deal because you can figure out what hue family a color belongs to using color values.
Jennifer_in_KS
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6 years ago
Hi Chloebud,

Thanks for the suggestion. Strangely my SW deck doesn't have Canvas Tan. It's about 10 years old so I must need a new one. Off to the store to see if they'll give me a more current deck.

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Lori A. Sawaya
6 years ago
Do you think these 3 color play well together

Yes. Because Ounce of Silver and Barely Beige/Canvas Tan have the same pitch of value. It's not smart to use words like "always" and "absolutely" when speaking to color but it's "almost always" guaranteed to work if your colors are similar in value. Additionally, it's a comfortable mix of warm and cool

White Dove works too, it's a pretty, versatile white.
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Jennifer_in_KS
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6 years ago
Well this is embarrassing! I didn't realize the BM index listed the LRV's - I was looking on the back of the chip expecting it to be the same as my SW fan deck. Thanks Lori
Jennifer_in_KS
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6 years ago
Barely Beige isn't working. It's looking a bit too warm - almost peachy. Does this sound right? I don't see anyone else commenting that BB looks this way so I'm wondering if my paint sample isn't mixed correctly.

I could also be looking at my beachy color palette wrong. Should I be leaning towards a cooler, but not too cool, off white/tan?

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6 years ago
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