In dark rooms, light colors tend to fade into murk. Either go white or dark enough that you can actually see the color. The room won't be light without renovations so sometimes it's best to go with it, create coziness.

Of course lighting makes a difference, but I agree 100 percent with Color Zen. Consider a dark,moody color, in lacquer or glossy if you can. Turn a disadvantage into an advantage.

So much easier to love what you have!

Thanks for the comments! I will work on lighting and think I will go dark. Any thoughts on what kind of undertones I should be leaning towards?

I have a dark living room too and we’re in the process of going from Revere Pewter to Collingwood. I love it and it actually makes a big difference in lightening up the space.

If Edgecomb Gray is too pink, my bet is that Collingwood will be too. If you are still looking at grays, Ozark Shadows is in between Sea Haze and Rockport Gray. I tend to agree, though, that gray may not be your best bet.

If you are going to address lighting, definitely do that before you look at colors. The lower the light level, the less our ability to pick out colors (that's why we are all essentially color blind at night). So in low light, low saturation colors can look gray, and even high saturation colors look slightly grayed out. Pastels don't have a lot of pigment, so our eyes have trouble picking out the color in low light and they tend to look gray or white. Darker colors have lots of pigment, so we have an easier time reading the color event when light levels are low.

Edgecomb gray has strong yellow hue, no pink. I have Edgecomb Gray in bedroom and I like it. Room is not so light, North facing .Depends on light. In dark room with not enough natural light and LED looks greenish.