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Sherwin Williams Exterior Paint Color- Help!

last year

Hello-

My contractor uses SW paint and I am now 8 samples down and haven't been able to find the shade I am looking for. I am trying to find a medium smokey gray/blue but everything I have tried has leaned super blue once I painted it on a piece of hardie board and took it outside. I am looking for something similar to these that I have attached but maybe slightly less blue or not as dark as the last photo. Another issue is the SW store is out of samples so I have to get it from Lowes and they don't have all the colors. If I have a good feeling about a paint I will just purchase small $15 can from SW to try it out but after my 8 fails I don't want to do that with another 8. Any suggestions for me? I live in TX and have lots of bright sunshine so maybe that is why it all looks extra blue to me. I guess I would prefer to lean more gray.

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Celery. Visualization, Rendering images

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I would go with Gauntlet Gray SW. Gray is out if style already. Gauntlet Gray is earthy color still gray but with shade of brown. It is 25% darker than Perter cast that has the same shade of brown.

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Amy k
last year
Can you share the colors you’ve tried already?
Jessica Smith
Original Author
last year
Sure! Network Gray, Somerset Glen, Cobblestone Arch, Retreat which varies between blueish and greenish depending on the light and a bit too dark...then I gave up and grabbed complete other tones like Phantom Forest, Jogging path, Anonymous, Tony Taupe and Ethereal Mood. I am thinking of trying Retreat and asking them to ligthen it up and then after googling some more I may give Pewter Cast or Roycroft Pewter a whirl. I need to make a decision soon and am spiraling if you couldn't tell :) I also thought about Dovetail but am not sure if it would be too light or not have a slight blue. If you have any thoughts I would very much appreciate it!
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last year
Maybe the reason you can't find the right color is because the building does not want to be blue/ gray. I actually find that rooms and buildings have preference as to color. I know sounds crazy but every client I have that listens to this has a home where they feel good and are not in a big hurry to change . I guess what I am asking is why gray/ blue and not sage green for instance.
Jessica Smith
Original Author
last year
Celery- That color was actually on my list and then for some reason I didn't get a sample of it. I didn't know gray was going out already! I do have

Patricia- I live in a teeny little neighborhood with only about 6 houses and two of them have a greenish tint that I am not fond of. The thing is I have a weird tan/brown stone to my house so going sage would probably match better than the blue/gray anyway.

We had some storm damage and my roof is now moire black from certainteed. It's definitely a strange looking home but the inside is what sold me on it. Honestly I feel like there's not much hope for curb appeal. I was going to go vertical board and batten style for the hardie board but clearly I am clueless if anyone has better advice I would very much appreciate it!
Jessica Smith
Original Author
last year
Here's some photos of all my swatches.
K Laurence
last year
Have you tried gettin sampleson ”Samplize” ?
Jessica Smith
Original Author
last year
Is that the Peel and Stick samples? I have 4 of those. Network Gray, mindful gray, warm pewter, and light french gray however as I have noticed from the paint chips, the actual samples don't look very close to a lot of the chips so I don't really trust these peel and stick things.
Amy k
last year
Take a look a Sherwin Williams Rock Bottom. I think it gives you the blue color while complementing your stone nicely.

https://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW7062-rock-bottom
texmax13
last year
I think blue/gray will clasg with your stone. i would choose the lightest/coolst shade in the stone and match that.
Aakanksha Sharma
last year
@Jessica Smith which one did you end up going with? and if possible can you share the picture :)

am exploring similar shades. TIA
Jessica Smith
Original Author
last year
Hey! I never could find one that I liked so I went a whole different direction and ended up with PPG Patches.

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