BM Manchester Tan vs SW Realist Beige? Kilim Beige?
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Comments (23)Is there something above that would tell me if it leans gray. You are correct. Chroma tells you how close to a neutral white, gray or black (the grayscale) a color is. It's called the whiteness, grayness or blackness characteristic of a color. MT's Chroma is 1.48 and Jute is 1.42. So Jute is just a snidge more grayed than MT. Or you could reverse it and say MT is just a snidge more colorful than Jute. Sometimes when people perceive a characteristic of grayness they'll call it a "gray undertone". When they perceive a characteristic of whiteness, they'll sometimes call it "chalky". Whiteness, grayness, blackness is not only technically correct, I think it's a lot more specific and simpler. As far as warm and cool, every color in context of its color system can be categorized as inherently warm or cool. In the example above, once you get to the 5Y mark in the yellow hue family, the colors start to shift to the cool side. Every color in a color system has a warm side and a cool side. With color temperature, odds are the inherent color temperature of a color will hold true. But context matters, the light matters. In situ with other contents of a room, a color that's warm in context of its color system could take on a cool role - or vice versa a color that's inherently cool could take on a warm role. Here's the Colorography for Manchester Tan. Puts the color in context of its hue family and illustrates chroma; maybe makes the whiteness, grayness, blackness scale I'm talking about easier to see/understand....See MoreSherwin Williams kilim beige or Benjamin Moore Manchester tan?
Comments (13)I would get samples. Sometimes people have reported Kilim to have band aid look. Kilim has a slight green undertone compared to my BM Shaker Beige walls (they have a red undertone). If you start comparing paint chips with other chips you'll be able to see undertones. I have another room painted Manchester Tan and it's a very nice color. A little lighter than Kilim and has a subtle green undertone, but I honestly had a hard time even seeing it until I tried to determine what it was. If you're unsure, and looking to stay away from fleshy colors, I'd pick Manchester for sure. It is slightly putty looking and a little cooler, but no flesh tones. I can take photos later if you'd like. Photos of Manchester Tan from Adventures in decorating blog look pretty accurate to real life on my monitor. This post was edited by sheesharee on Sun, Sep 7, 14 at 12:51...See MoreSW Softer Tan or Croissant to sell the house
Comments (5)We have croissant in our home and I love it. It does not have pink undertones. We also used one shade lighter in our master bedroom and hallways. I think if I was doing the whole house, I would ue the lighter shade - it is called Irish Cream. I have had it for 6 years and I still look at it and think what a nice color it is. Again, I love the croissant as well but it is definitely darker. I would sample both. You could also use both colors in the home. For example, I have Irish Cream in my bedroon and Croissant in my master bath. Before we moved out of our last home, I painted a few rooms with the Irish Cream to "go neutral" and I had a realtor ask me for the name of the paint. I think Kilim Beige is a nice color too but I think it may have some green undertones. The Croissant in definitely in the warm color category....See MoreShaker Beige or Ashwood Gray?
Comments (54)Hi Jill! I did go with Shaker Beige and posted an update a while back. It looks good with the carpet now but there wasn't enough contrast for me. I don't care for the color on the wall with the wingchair in the morning - it looks pinkish (duh, I know). I put my other brown curtains back up and that helped a lot. It might not be the best color for the room, but I do like it now. I considered repainting but I'm holding off. I plan to make houndstooth plaid pillows and buy a mink fur pilow from Restoration Hardware. I also got rid of the skirted tabled and moved the wingchair and a plant to the right corner. This new arrangement, even though I tried it before, seems the most homey to me. I also added art to the right of the e.stand. I've been meaning to take an updated shot with the brown curtains. I'll try and do that tomorrow. This post was edited by sheesharee on Fri, Nov 15, 13 at 22:30...See MoreRelated Professionals
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