Why does SW Repose Gray look blue?
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Can I use Sw Mindful Gray and Repose Gray together?
Comments (3)I know this was a month ago but wanted to share my experience. I had mindful gray throughout my downstairs except on an accent wall. Because I have a charcoal sectional, I felt that mindful gray was just too dark for me so I repainted in repose gray. Both are muddy colors in my house depending on the time of day. Usually mornings, they are a nice crisp neutral gray but by evening, they are more taupe gray. On the second part of my stairway it’s mindful gray on both sides and I don’t feel it’s too dark but i still want to eventually lighten it to repose as well. The bottom of the stairs you can see where i didn’t finish painting. One wall is mindful the other is repose. Here’s a pic of my wall with two different shades. Excuse the horrible pic. It’s my iPad. if you’ve already painted, would love to see what you chose. Happy holidays!...See MoreHelp! Y repose gray look baby blue?what can I do now or avoid nxt time
Comments (10)It’s the orientation of the room that changes paint colors. For instance, if the room is getting North light, you need a gray with a lavender undertone; Repose Gray has a lavender undertone. So, from what direction is the light coming? I also think cutting the ceiling color is not the way to go in your room. Before you do anything, paint the ceiling the same white as the woodwork, but in a flat finish. If repainting isn’t an option, get some blue/green fabrics and hold them against the wall. It should make the walls look more gray. It need not mean a new sofa (unless it’s blue), wall art, throw pillows, rug in blues will help....See MoreIs there a PPG color that is very similar to SW Repose Grey?
Comments (19)How do I know how it will look on the wall as far as what the color it portrays? Is there a value for that? Excellent question. The hue/value/chroma color notation is a fact. That's why it's called factual color. It's derived from following a set of standards to measure the color. It's repeatable. You and I could both follow the same process and measure a swatch of the same color in different locations and get very similar results. How a color actually looks in a space is actual color. Everyone guesses about how a paint color is going to show up in a specific space. There's no such thing as fool proof paint colors. Which is why everyone has to follow some kind of a process to test color in context of the space, inherent lighting, and contents of the room We can use use factual color notations - hue/value/chroma/LRV - as a framework to anticipate how it will actually show up in a space. For example, we use the notations to make sure the paint color relates to some important element. Like a rug or even the floor. Because if there's a level of relationship between the paint color and one or more elements, then odds are excellent the paint color is going to be perfect. We also use each channel of hue, value and chroma to find paint colors with specific characteristics. For example, based on your comment that you're looking for a color similar to Swirling Smoke only lighter I'd suggest you take a look at: Silent Smoke PPG1025-2 Dogwood Blossom PPG14-24 Paraffin PPG-14.31 I don't want to say "undertones" because from what I read that word is overused and cringey. Is that hue? The problem with "undertones" is everyone is making it up as they go. Undertones are just someone's subjective opinion about what a color actually looks like - according to their color acuity - in whatever context and light source they happen to be lookin' at it. Which is why you'll find dramatically different opinions on the internet about what a paint color actually looks like. Whereas hue family is, as mentioned, a factual, measurable attribute of color....See MoreSW Repose Gray or Gray Screen
Comments (11)What you're asking is difficult to impossible to answer. Paint color on the walls should be the last item that you choose, after all the permanent fixtures are in. I know builders want to paint first, but that makes it frustrating to homeowners. Color changes with the light, and is influenced by everything else in the room. When we built our home, we had everything painted white. If we wanted to paint the walls a different color at a later date, we did that ourselves and had time to consider what the best color would be. But if you're really focused on getting the best gray color, you need to get very large samples, or paint posterboard yourself with the actual color, and then see how it looks in your room with your lighting. Gray Screen is in the blue/green color family, so it makes sense that it tends to look cooler than Repose Gray which is in the yellow color family. Both colors are very neutral, which means that they can morph and change greatly with changes in the light. There's no substitute for making this decision in situ....See MoreRelated Professionals
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