I have used Dover White and more recently Shell White. I think DW is a little more stark than SW, which may be a little creamier.

Benjamin Moore used to make Restoration Hardware paint. When RH went with a different company, BM (I guess) changed the names of some of the colors and retained the colors. Do some searching on HGTV and you'll see some better options for the price. Fun Colors and Casey are probably the most knowledgeable people in the Paint forum at HGTV (I'm not talking about the General Decorating forum). I believe they post here as well, but you can find a lot of info over there. One thing to remember: You have no idea about the age of RH paint when you buy it. It's pre-mixed and sits in stock rooms and on store shelves until it's bought (haven't seen too many people buying paint at RH, so it probably doesn't move very quickly). Compare that to your paint store, where turnover is fairly fast and your paint is mixed in front of you. I found enough info on HGTV's boards that I changed my plans to use RH paint and went with the Aura. I should ad that I love Restoration Hardware , but have a friend who worked for corporate (in merchandising, so she actually worked with the products) and talk to her about almost everything I want to purchase before I go for it. There are certain areas where they have cut corners in recent years and I think the paint, not being a huge seller, is one of them.

I'm still at it ya'll. My GC just met with a second painting contractor today, so I expect we'll get a quote soon. (Just in time for me to go out of town for a bit too.) I've acquired a truly absurd number of paint samples, and now possess both sherwin williams and ben moore fan decks:) I would have done better to just choose from the limited Hardie colors. (tone is hard to convey on the internet, this is all in good humor, with me more or less mocking myself). The good news is, I know what I want to do! (hurrah!) I found a new inspiration picture, and both DH and I went "aha, that's it." The previous photos are fine, but this is the one we both definitely like the best: there are a bunch more photos of this house here - http://www.houzz.com/projects/1042760/burwood-custom-home-grand-rapids-mi I didn't think I wanted to go dark with our black metal roof, but there it is, the first color scheme we're both happy about. I think there will still be enough contrast. They claim the color above is Ben Moore Kitty Gray 1589. So, here are some samples: Sorry about the mud splash, should probably clean that off. From left to right: 1) SW dovetail 7018 2) SW gauntlet gray 7019 3) BM Kitty Gray 1589 *- the one in the insp photo above 4) BM quarry rock 1568 5) BM knoxville gray HC-160 So, internet house color support group, what say you? Kitty gray does not look as vibrant (dark, saturated?) to me in real life or in the photos as it does in the inspiration picture. It looks more gray, as opposed to having some dark blue/green. However, I think I'm just going to stop thumb sucking and pick this color. quarry rock has more green knoxville gray is fairly saturated in real life. it really might be dark teal. maybe that's good, I dunno. Then I have to decide a trim color, whether to paint a contrasting trim around the windows, and what color to paint the garage doors. Whew! getting closer:)

Sherwin Williams can color match it for you. It may be a tiny bit different than the original due to pigment differences, but usually it’s not enough to be noticable once up.