SW Repose Gray or Gray Screen
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Why does SW Repose Gray look blue?
Comments (25)I just painted a sample of repose grey on the wall and I’m seeing the same thing. Very blue. Living room faces south. I googled pics of repose grey and I see pictures that don’t look anything like each other- “I like that repose grey... oooo not THAT repose Grey.” The first pic is a no go... the second pic is what I love. I’m no designer but I’m seeing a warmer color with more green undertones in the pic I like. I guess repose is just not for me. 😓...See MoreSW Repose Gray 50% - Kitchen MAYHEM - Ugly
Comments (16)I like the cab color. The stone has lots of warm tones to it,* so I think you sorta got what you asked for, even if it's not what you imagined. But if you don't like it, you don't like it. Sorry that you are disappointed! My option 4 is "live with it a little while" before making any other moves, if you can. Try to accessorize as others have said. (Spend this time learning more about color theory and undertones, and reviewing the decision process for this color -- "we asked" "that was chosen" ... did you see a sample of this before starting? Is it a shop color or a paint brand color?) Option 2a. Explore if a glaze would be possible that could tone down/neutralize the greens -- note that I have no idea if this would be possible at this stage, let alone less expensive than a whole new paint job, just spitballing. Option 3a. IMO the bright white backsplash is the thing that is really clashing here! *If I recognize that stone right, I had the same one or very similar in a former residence, where it was paired with a very cool-gray marble backsplash and that always bugged me so much!...See MoreSW Gray Kitchen Cabinet Color with Repose Gray Walls
Comments (1)Then go darker - Dovetail is on the same color range. Or go white? But really just shooting fish in a barrel here - best to show us floor finish and exact countertop to best pick....See MoreIs there a PPG color that is very similar to SW Repose Grey?
Comments (19)How do I know how it will look on the wall as far as what the color it portrays? Is there a value for that? Excellent question. The hue/value/chroma color notation is a fact. That's why it's called factual color. It's derived from following a set of standards to measure the color. It's repeatable. You and I could both follow the same process and measure a swatch of the same color in different locations and get very similar results. How a color actually looks in a space is actual color. Everyone guesses about how a paint color is going to show up in a specific space. There's no such thing as fool proof paint colors. Which is why everyone has to follow some kind of a process to test color in context of the space, inherent lighting, and contents of the room We can use use factual color notations - hue/value/chroma/LRV - as a framework to anticipate how it will actually show up in a space. For example, we use the notations to make sure the paint color relates to some important element. Like a rug or even the floor. Because if there's a level of relationship between the paint color and one or more elements, then odds are excellent the paint color is going to be perfect. We also use each channel of hue, value and chroma to find paint colors with specific characteristics. For example, based on your comment that you're looking for a color similar to Swirling Smoke only lighter I'd suggest you take a look at: Silent Smoke PPG1025-2 Dogwood Blossom PPG14-24 Paraffin PPG-14.31 I don't want to say "undertones" because from what I read that word is overused and cringey. Is that hue? The problem with "undertones" is everyone is making it up as they go. Undertones are just someone's subjective opinion about what a color actually looks like - according to their color acuity - in whatever context and light source they happen to be lookin' at it. Which is why you'll find dramatically different opinions on the internet about what a paint color actually looks like. Whereas hue family is, as mentioned, a factual, measurable attribute of color....See Moremxk3 z5b_MI
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