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Help picking blue-gray paint color for exterior doors

3 years ago

I'm trying to pick a new paint color for our exterior doors and would like a fairly deep blue-gray. I have gotten sample cans of BM Hale Navy (too blue and maybe bit too dark?) and Westcott Navy (too gray and maybe a bit too light?) among many other failures. Any suggestions!??

I'm not tied to BM colors, that's just the closest paint store to me.

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Marylee H
3 years ago
2127-30 Gravel Gray by Benjamin Moore might be worth a look.

It sits between the two you mentioned in terms of Value (darker than Westcott, but lighter than Hale Navy).

It also has more Chroma (colourfulness) than Westcott but less than Hale Navy.

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