How can I make my couch look less blue, more grey.
jmarple04
3 years ago
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Comments (21)I know the numbers. I also know that OP is not wrong because the numbers don't agree with her. She is seeing baby blue and it isn't because of lighting. It is because the color is blue. 10 years from now when the OP looks at her walls she will still see blue. If I were looking for a blue white which white would you suggest? I can look at the fan deck, know without a lick of analysis that Rhinestone is the bluest white. You won't find a white that measures bluer than Rhinestone, which is just barely over 10GY (144). CIE-L*Ch(ab) = 89.015 0.763 146.962° So given that none of the whites measure out as a blue white, most don't even get over a 5GY, so they are more yellow than green, does this mean the SW has only one or two cool whites and all the rest are warm whites and that they have no blue whites? To understand what is going to be seen by our OPs we have to go beyond the hue and note the Light and Chroma. The lower the Chroma the more neutral gray and the more gray the more people see blue. We perceive gray as blue. What I don't want is for this OP to be lulled into a feeling of safe or thinking that she is somehow flawed and unable to perceive color, but seeing blue for the next 10 years until she finally decides to paint again and this time picks a white with more saturation that doesn't look baby blue on her walls....See MoreHow can I make my gray paint less blue?
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PROJudyG Designs
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoWOW! The swatch and the sectional fabric look so different. Do they really match?
Any chance you got the wrong one?
Regardess, I like the color of the sectional a lot. I’ve always loved gray with blue undertones..
To make it look less blue, do not have any other grays/black fabric in the room. That would mean new pillows for the sofa…(keep the stuffers).
Paint the walls B.M. French Canvas…it’s an off-white, but the undertone will help with color of sectional.
Dash and Albert Rugs…middle one has a slight green undertone.
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