Does this color even exist? BM Navajo but with slightly less yellow.
andria564
4 years ago
I am trying really hard to find a bathroom paint color that doesn’t clash with the tile. It photographs darker than it is and has grays, beige, pink beige, off white in it. Anyway, Benjamin Moore Navajo White is pretty close to the lightest color in the tile but it’s just a tiny bit too yellow. I have tons of large BM swatches, have tested 7+ colors and nothing is quite right. Does anyone know of a color that is similar to BM Navajo White but slightly less yellow. N is Navajo. So far I have tried BM Navajo, BM White sand, BM Ballet White, BM Muslin, BM Feather Down, SW Neutral Ground, Biscuit, Intricate Ivory and Lotus Pod
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andria564
4 years agoPicture of the wall is Navajo turning yellow. I have 2 bathrooms with the same tile. Painter needs my color by tomorrow night. I am about to scrap it and start mixing my own color.
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snowcountry
4 years agoandria564
4 years ago
Sammy
4 years agoSammy
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoandria564
4 years agoandria564
4 years agoI just mixed Navajo and muslin and it’s looking better I think. This is bathroom 1.
andria564
4 years agoThis is bathroom 2 with the new lights. Color on the wall is the middle color, right is Navajo.
Meg Richards
2 years agoteresajill
last yearWe have a color in our house that works well with travertine. It’s like Navajo White, but with less yellow and maybe the slightest hint of peach at times of the day. No idea the name of the color, but 1 quart custom BM formula is attached. This color is on walls, ceilings, in bathrooms, main part of house, and hallways. We had no clue it was all the same color until we started testing spots with this.
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