my white walls look green. help!
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Comments (5)Try an 2700 LED bulb, CR6 perhaps.. Pricy, but you'll love the color. My kitchen feels all warm and bright (nice here in the fog belt). try polar-ray.com. Call them. Nice folks....See MoreHELP! My new gray vanity looks green!
Comments (7)Many grays are mixed from lamp black and a form of yellow, usually yellow oxide, to soften the cold blue look that straight lamp black imparts. Lamp black acts like blue. If you combine it with any of the yellow family, it starts to take on a distinctly greenish look. To counter the greenish look, often some form of red is put in the formula ( red and green meet in the middle as brown when mixed) Perhaps you just got one of the greenish gays. There are greenish grays, blue grays, beigey grays, etc. The tone of the color on the wall can certainly emphasize the green of your vanity. Any rosy tone, would make it look greener....See MoreMy Grey walls looks green!
Comments (4)Voltage won't help you here. It's the Kelvin temperature you're thinking about. 4000K is the whitest, truest light you can get, but it might be harsh on your eyes if you have a lot of LED light at that temperature. Sometimes green can come from reflection of outdoor vegetation shining through a window, even if you don't get direct sunlight on that side of the house. This Maria Killam post is essential reading for understanding that possible aspect: https://mariakillam.com/choosingwhite/...See MoreHelp! My white kitchen cabinets look yellow with new wall paint
Comments (13)Hi - don’t despair! Just give yourself a little time. Warmer bulbs won’t help here as they are likely to enhance any yellow/orange warm tones in the space. The point about Barren Plain and Calm looking a little pink is important. See on the colour wheels above, how close they sit to the Yellow-Red Hue Family? Their proximity to that neighbourhood is where the pinky/peach warmth comes from. It depends upon the quality of available light, just how pronounced those overtones will be. To help mitigate that, choose a colour from further clockwise, away from this region. So that info will help too. If you do decide to repaint, try large swatches or painted boards in your space before finalising. That way you can move them around in both sunlight & shadow to see how they will behave....See Morekempek01
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