One more thing. I would add some softness to the room — fluffy towels or bathmat as an example.

A sage.

Thanks for the feedback and compliment sydney!

freedom, if you're not familiar with Cambria Montgomery, it contains grays, whites, blues and tans. I'm not sure introducing another color in the room is the way to go. I could be wrong though!

Choose a color from the counter for the walls and IMO your issue arises from not having all the same lighting warm LEDs cast a yellow glow on everything and IMO in your space you need all the bulbs to be LED in 4000K then choose colors

Thanks, Patricia! The two colors mentioned do pull from the countertop! (Technically the current wall color is from the counter too, but it doesn't work despite that.) Do you have thoughts on the Anew Gray and Loggia colors?

I appreciate and get the logic regarding the lighting; the conflict of the current blue with the shower tile exists even with natural light and when the overhead lights are the only ones used, although it's definitely not as bad with the overheads. Unfortunately I just don't like cool lighting - I find it harsh and cold and glaring. My challenge is to find a color that works with the way we're using the room.

Well, if you don’t want cool - all the tones in your room are basically cool. So I don’t know what you are going to do.

The wall color does not have to match the counter. Look at pictures of bathrooms, and you will see that in many cases the wall color does not contain the specific counter colors. It may have a complementary color. In some cases, it could be a contrasting color. In your case, sage is complementary to the color palette of the counter.

If you want to stick with your counter colors, yet still bring in some warmth - the beige/tan family is another option. And beige/tan/grey/blue can all work together - it is the shore nature palette.

However - with the predominance of grey in your space, and the style of your bathroom + your vanity color - I tend to think a sage might work better.

You can try some samples. You can also try using some of the paint visualizer tools that are available online. Benjamin Moore has a visualizer, and there are others.

I have a suggestion, but I can’t find my paint fan deck to give you specific names. If you have a Sherwin Williams paint deck, go to the gray and “greige” colors (I think around card 240 or so). Fan them out and look at the darker (lower on the card) colors. Eliminate all the cards that don’t have a blue or blue-gray in the darker squares. If you’re considering a green-sage color, keep those in the running. You’ll probably end up with 2 or 3 cards where you like the tone of the darker color. Now move up to the lighter colors and identify 2 or 3 of the light colors to sample.

Paint large areas with the samples and look at them at different times of the day.

This has worked for me over and over again.

For example, I wanted a light color in my bedroom. There was a green-gray in the pattern of my rug that I liked, but I wanted a very light version of it. I found the 2 colors in my fan deck, in the gray and greige cards, and then moved up the cards to the lightest color, sampled 2 and picked “Silverpoint.” On the card, it just looks light gray, but when you paint large areas to sample, you can see the hint of green-gray, very subtle and pretty. You can do the same thing looking for your perfect light blue-gray.

“Monorail Sliver” is a nice blue-gray, but probably too dark in a bathroom. Find that color in your fan deck and look for a lighter version of it, on that card and nearby cards.

here is very nice color palette that goes with your countertop

If it were me, I’d paint the walls the same color as the vanity, or a very light grey, which will compliment all of the feaures. It will make the room feel larger and brighter, more modern and elegant

Thank you everyone! I know, it's a bit contrary to have a cool room but not like cool lighting. We're freaks, what can I say? :-)

freedom, the shore nature palette was a helpful reminder - thank you!!

AJCN, your method sounds like you're on to something! I will try that out and see where it gets me. I do think a gray may be what's needed to eliminate the fight of the tile with any blue-dominant color.

Has anyone used Samplize paint sample stickers?

For anyone who might care how this turned out, I painted the bathroom and it's sooo much better! After many paint chips and a few days of moving Samplize swatches around, I decided on Krypton (SW 6247). It is slightly lighter than the previous color and a gray target than blue - but it flirts with a hint of blue within its gray, which ties the tiles and counter together regardless of whether we're using the cool lights, warm lights, natural light or a combination!

Beautiful!

Oh my. I'm, of course, the only one to dissent. I liked it with the blue. Reminded me of the ocean. Now it looks so....ordinary. And stormy. To me. Of course, if you like it now, that's all that matters.

That's okay, Tara! How boring if everyone liked the same look! Yep, we love it. It's the zen and calm I originally was trying to create.

My dentist’s office is a similar colour. My blood pressure drops just walking into the room. I always think she was so smart to pick that colour. Enjoy!!!

It looks great.

With the new color, I need to switch out art over the toilet. Thoughts on any of the attached?

Oh, the area in question. :-)

I like 1 and 4.

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