South facing LvgR, warm neutral paint

3 years ago

Hello, community! With plans to downsize in the next year or so, we are painting interior main spaces a neutral color - living/dining/kitch/nook/office/hallway - some of which face south, and others north. Our goal was one warm neutral color throughout (hahahaha). A light neutral with no yellow/red/orange/pink/green undertones. We found a beautiful balance with Sherwin Williams Accessible Beige for half of the space, but it's completely wrong for the other half. We painted kitchen, nook and dining AB. It achieved one of our goals beautifully - a warm neutral with no yellow/red/orange/pink/green undertones, as we did not want to add more yellow to the space which has yellow maple cabinetry/floors, and we wanted to tone down the yellow but keep it warm. However, AB is awful in our south facing great room. And also has carpet, not maple floors (very light beige). AB is dark and cold and gray, all of which we don't want.

We are looking for advice on which direction to go if our goal is to achieve flow and continuity in the whole front of the house with a light neutral LRV 60-70, no yellow/orange/red/green undertones. (Sounds like Accessible Beige to us, but not for our south facing room.) Also it doesn't have to be SW brand. Thank you so much.

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acm
3 years ago
"no yellow/orange/red undertones" means not a warm color. so it's nearly impossible to guess what you actually want. photos of the spaces and your decor might help.
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3 years ago
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maybe what they're trying to say is that they want a "soft" color?

lisnivins our whole house was painted with BM Shaker Beige before we bought it. In rooms with weak sunlight, it's kind of too beige. but our living room has big south and east facing windows, and shaker beige is perfect in there. soft and light.

if you google it, shaker beige looks really different depending on its circumstances. in our living room, it appears similar to this:

(this is not my living room.)
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also, looks like agreeable grey might be worth a try. lighter, and a touch more neutral.
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Accessible beige has a green undertone, but it’s unlikely it will appear unless it is against other elements that have heavy red or orange Tones. for a warm color you’re trying to achieve you must choose a warm color that You can live with, even if it’s just a tinge, there’s no color out there without an undertone unless it’s white or black. I’d suggest a green undertone neutral to coordinate with your yellow permanent fixtures like flooring, and you won’t necessarily see the green. Plus colors change throughout the day, it’s best to pick a color for each room that looks best during the time of day you use it the most. What about using a wallpaper to make a statement accent wall? Or a wood accent wall with picture frame moulding or shiplap/beadboard, gallery wall with a creamy ultra light white. good luck to you. (Kylie M Interiors is a color expert, her videos are very informative on sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore and she shows you undertones and how to match colors)

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