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Is Benjamin Moore Mountain Peak White too yellow?

3 years ago

Hello everyone,

We are thinking of painting all our window and door trims, ceilings and doors with Benjamin Moore Mountain Peak White. As much as we love the color on paper, sometimes I find it looking a bit yellow. Not oyster type but its definitely yellow. As for our liking, we have always liked softer creamy fresh off-white white trims/doors etc. Stark White is not our preference.

A contender for Mountain Peak White is BM Simply White. Less yellow and looks just as creamy. Fear is it will look white against off-white kitchen cabinetry etc.

Can anyone help on these two colors? Either share pictures and/or your perspective. Thank you!

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cnyth57

3 years ago

I love JV cloud white - especially in the brighter areas of my home & kitchen. But, sometimes against the Mountain Peak white cabinets, in a low light corner, the JV cloud white IS too yellow/peachy.

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Mark Bischak, Architect
3 years ago
Buy a small amount and paint it on a test area and see what it looks like in the light it will be in.
Marylee H
3 years ago
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Marylee H
3 years ago

You could measure the colour of the cabinetry with a Vario Color Muse, to see how light and near neutral it is. Then compare the results to your favoured White options.

Do you know the actual paint colour of the cabinetry?
SR D thanked Marylee H
SR D
Original Author
3 years ago
Thank you all. So the cabinetry is custom color. I tried to color match it but its a tad darker than Mountain peak white. The walls of the kitchen are still just primed so look stark white. Every white color looks so different against it. So I was wondering what others had any opinion on how yellow or cream the color looked in real life.
cnyth57
3 years ago
Hi -

Wondering what color you chose?? I have Mountain Peak white cabinets with an Ellen Kennon color - JV cloud white. Thinking about a change and wondering if you found a color that looks good with the cabinets.
Marylee H
3 years ago
Hi @cnyth57 - may I ask if you find JV Cloud White too peach-pink in your space? Just wondered what’s prompting the thought of moving from one white to another?
SR D
Original Author
3 years ago
Cynth, we used mountain peak white for trims and ceiling and loved it. No idea on how it looks on cabinets
cnyth57
3 years ago
SR D, What wall color did you end up with in your kitchen?

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