Edgecomb gray too yellow… more gray leaning greige?
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recommend a "greige" that is more tan than gray
Comments (17)I am partial to BM Revere Pewter. It can also be more beige than grey in certain lights- I have it in all the hallways as trim and it changes from place to place - depending on the light, the number of windows and the direction/location. For instance, our 300+ year old saltbox does not have extremely well lit hallways or vast walls of windows. Revere Pewter reads far more beige then gray and certainly not a "pewter" color. A few samples checked during different times of day should help you pick the right "Greige" Good luck...See MoreAdvice on gray/greige wall color. I see purple/pink!
Comments (15)I don't really want a pure gray but rather a greige. I have Stonington Gray and Gray Owl from another room, and it's too gray for my taste. Edgecombe Gray reads a bit greenish, something I really want to avoid. To complicate matters, this morning, both Agreeable Gray and Balboa Mist look good.Does anybody know which one of the two leans more towards the red/orange/purple side? (As far as the rug, I only meant "ditching" it from one room to the next, sorry)...See MoreEdgecomb Gray for family room?
Comments (10)We painted some of the room Edgecomb Gray, and it's looking creamy and on the cool side. It's brighter than we thought too, what paint color would be a little darker but a neutral gray in a north facing room? It seems like each gray that looks warm at the store/online ends up looking too cool in our room. We also want to make sure it looks nice with our couch....See MoreBM Edgecomb Gray wackiness
Comments (9)You need to understand that color is 3 dimensional, hue is only one part of the equation. The 90 degree hue at low chroma levels and light luminosity is just slightly orange (ish) yellow. See below where it is shown next to a neutral gray (upper left corner). Yellow is unique in that we don't see dark yellow (think about powder blue and navy). Now picture powder yellow and try to picture a yellow that would be comparable to navy. It goes to gold and then to brown. As we desaturate yellow it goes to olive green. You also need to understand that because the human brain ingests so much information we group the information coming into our brain and we automatically compare colors. Painting samples on your wall means that you are seeing the color in comparison to whatever color is currently on the wall. I suspect that you have a lot of greens in your space in addition to the green in the kitchen and possibly have a bit of green undertone in the wall color that you are painting over. I have the opposite problem as you do with Edgecomb Gray - it is far too yellow/green (looks like an old yellowed tooth). I have a lot of pinks, reds, purples including a large pink brick fireplace wall. The center blocks below are all Edgecomb Gray. Can you see why it turns yellow for me and fleshy orange for you? To test the colors you really need to be looking at the colors without the influence of your current wall color. Prime the wall white or use large white poster board behind the samples. Look at the colors next to all colors that are going to stay. (Flooring, trim, furniture). Edgecomb Gray will always have just the slightest orange tinge. It will probably never look good with your colors. Do you like how light/dark it appears (LRV or Luminosity)? If so you want to try some colors with similar luminosity and chroma, but increase the hue. Here are some I have in my file: My sister has a home with a lot of green undertones and if I were pulling colors for her home I would start with SW Sedate Gray, BM Hazy Skies and BM Paris Rain. Keep track of the LCH codes and note what you like/don't like. Best of luck - let us know how things work out....See Morekatie collins
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