bm gray with no undertones

17 years ago

Help! I am trying to find the perfect gray (arent we all) for my office/baby's playroom. i have a white desk, white trim, and a lot of eastern light. i do not want a taupe-y gray or a beige-ish gray like bm revere pewter (which i love, but not for this room). i am usually stuck on really saturated colors, so that is still an option, but was thinking i wanted to go for something a little bit lighter (but still - not almost white).

i have tried gray cashmere - which is pretty but sooo very light in this large room and almost looked drab, even though it looks great in other rooms i have seen.

also have tried stonington gray which came highly recommended from many different forums concerning the color gray, but it actually looks taupe (purple undertone) in this room.

help!!! thanks in advance for your opinions!

oh yeah - all these colors are benjamin moore and i would prefer bm recommendations, but if there is just "THE perfect gray" by someone else, then that is great!! thanks so much!

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nattyroe
Original Author
17 years ago
oh - and pictures would be GREAT!! :)
mjsee
17 years ago
All grays are going to have SOME undertone...whether it be beige/taupe or pink or green or blue...

Sounds like you want a cool gray. Gray cashmere has a green undertone. I take the next deeper tone on that chip, misted green (2138-50, was too green.

First set of suggestions is from the Color Preview fan. (And if you don't have all of ben moore's fans...I suggest you invest in them. It makes life easier.)

Ok... take a look at metalic silver (2132-60) and pilgrim haze (2132-50).
silver lining (2119-60) and nickel (2119-50) are nice as well.

From the Classic Fan:

coventry gray (HC-169), stoningoton gray (hc-170), sterling (1591), blue springs (1592), and adagio (1593).
Stonington and Coventry don't read taupe to me...but I don't know the formula so they might IRL.

Affinity collection:

eternity AF-695, storm AF-700, cinder AF-705

Hope that helps...but the best thing to do is buy all three fans.
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nattyroe
Original Author
17 years ago
thanks - i originally chose stonington bc it did look to be TRUE gray - not too yellowish or blueish or taupe-ish. i dont know why it looks that way in this room - my husband even came home and said "nice purple walls."

strange i know.

thanks for the advice!
mjsee
17 years ago
Sorry...missed that you had already tried stonington. That's what I get for posting at night. ;^)

Another thought...what lightbulbs are you using? I have found different bulbs bring out different tones. Does it look purple in the daylight? Or just at night when lit by artificial light?