White walls with white trim...match the whites or something different?
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Marylee H
2 years agoAcadia White is very much an off-white due to its degree of colourfulness.(Chroma)
Partnering whites & off-whites together can work very well if you factor in a minimum difference in Chroma of at least 0.2. That way neither will appear dirty next to the other.
So there are many more neutral whites available that fit that description when teamed with Acadia.
See the Colorography Lab at The Land of Color for more examples.
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoI did Simply White on my walls (eggshell) and simply white (semi gloss) for all my trim. it's a good white. not too yellow, not too blue. and the diff sheens give a tiny bit of difference.
This is w/a 4000K LED lighting. With natural lighting it's a bit more natural looking. I have a lot of black in this room and they look good together.I'd get a sample of it and try it out.
acadia has a lot more yellow/orange tones in it. it could work w/the black/mint, but it's going to be significantly warmer than a regular white
it looks like buttercream once on the walls!
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