Beige or greige paint color without green undertones suggestions
RNmomof2 zone 5
6 years ago
I am finishing up a great room update and am not a big fan of gray. I am wanting to use a beige or greige but am having problems with undertones. My samples all are leaning greenish in my room. We are south facing, lots of sun, stained woodwork and hardwood floors in gunstock.
I am in the arctic midwest so I do not want a super cool color, That is my complaint with a true gray. Suggestions please? I have tried Anew Gray, Tony Taupe and Perfect Greige.
I would prefer to use SW paints as I have already purchased untinted gallons from there. The colors samples are the 4 color on the strip which may be too dark for at night. I think with the high ceilings it may be difficult to get enough light in the room at night, thoughts?
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WalnutCreek Zone 7b/8a
6 years ago
RNmomof2 zone 5
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Help with color choices! Grey, beige, or Greige!
Comments (5)amazing gray is a greige.. I have it in our master bath and I can't imagine it clashing with bronze/brown colored windows... it also doesn't show green undertones in our bath- if anything, it will look slightly lavender in certain lights, but not nearly as much a revere pewter did. I doubt if you'll have that problem outside... I would make sure that balanced beige wasn't too pinkish before you decided on that... where will the stone be? the entire front? will the stucco only be in the back?...See MorePaint sample craziness- Gray, Beige, Greige?
Comments (20)Yes. We have a unit vacating on the 31st and I just paid for another 5 gallons of D of M. D of M belongs to the middle of the Yellow hue family. (see the Colorography) When some yellows (most yellows) get darker and grayer they looker greener. It's not always noticeable, however. It's more like there are moments of greeness not necessarily an inherent sense of greeness. Personally, like that edge of greeness because to me it reads fresh and clean. What all that means is classic color theories apply. Colors that go with yellow and green will go with D of M and colors that don't, won't. Drift of Mist Colorography....See MoreRed, yellow, or green undertone beige to make blue furniture pop?
Comments (3)Go with cool colors for the walls, not warm ones. A very light gray-white would be nice or a very, very soft blue. Try these on for size: Marilyn's Dress: BM 2125-60...See MoreTaupe/Greige Paint Color Suggestions
Comments (12)IMO no beige at all will work with that kitchen wall color .I aslo would like to see your space before even beginning to guess about wall color and I sure would not let a color you don’t like dictate all the other choices. IMO beige is not neutral and often has a skin type tone which IMO is very unattractive. BN suggests Silver Strand so maybe get a test can and some poster board and see it that works Trying paint on the walls doen not work. Also all the lighting should be the same everywhere when testing paint color I like LEDs 4000K to mimic bright sunlight....See More
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