If you are going to test a paint color on a wall, that is not white, I recommend that you paint the sample color onto white card stock (available in art stores or Office Depot/Staples etc. Otherwise the current wall color will come through and affect your sample color - you will not get a true idea of the color. For the color choice, I strongly recommend against a blue gray in your case. You need a gray with brownish undertones that will harmonize nicely with the soft tans you have going on in the countertop. I recommend Benjamin Moore Baltic Gray - color number 1467 or just one step lighter, Benjamin Moore Smoke Ember - color number 1466. All of the wall colors you are showing in your sample are really fighting your countertop color.

Sorry I originally missed your note on the Sherwin Williams preference - still use my basic advice but here are a couple of SW colors to consider: Requisite Gray - color number 7023 or Mindful Gray - color number 7016

@C F Thanks for taking the time out to comment. I painted two coats but not "properly". Some spaces I skipped paint all together. I just "slapped" it on the wall. I painted two coats on the sea salt sample though.

@ miacometlady which taupe? I didn't paint any taupe samples? By the way, thanks for helping.

@Lifestyle Color Consulting I painted a sample with mindful gray (I have that downstairs) but it's too dark and too muddy in this room. I even tried eider white but it was too light.. The bathroom gets so much warmth as it is (southern exposure, florida sun, etc...), I'm trying to cool it a bit :). I'm definitely open to other suggestions. Maybe a blue or a cooler gray. My counter looks so much lighter in person and you can see more gray in it than showing in the pic. I painted my entire house without sampling paint but i really want this space to feel cool and calming. I love the feel of this room...

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Here's the mindful gray and eider white sample taken with phone in the late evening.

Ashley this is a great photo and gives a much better idea of the colors you tried. What about Tradewind - SW color number 6218. It is slightly more blue than Rainwashed but still is of the Blue-Green color family - very soothing and it would work well with the grays, tans and whites you have going on in the bathroom. It is the same color saturation level as Sea Salt and Rainwashed.

Hi Ashley, Your bathroom is nice and neutral but does have several different colors of white which makes things a bit more challenging. When you find a paint that works you will know it. I really like your inspiration photo. I found a couple of blues that look good with tans/beige's. I agree with the above; paint the samples on white paper and tape them up looking at them in different lighting/times of day and it will help you decide.

@rawketgrl Yeah thats the problem in there... too many whites, grays and taupes...lol... I love the way blue horizon looks. I held it up in my bathroom and that is very close to my inspiration image. Ill grab a sample of that too along with tradewind and bathe blue. thanks

@livinginsb the bottom middle in the original pic or the one with the names? The bottom middle in original is sea salt.

@rjexit5 i dont think i tried that one... I have to dig out my chips and take a look at it... thanks

here's my shower tiles. I tried to get the best representation of it... its hard at night. Its gray veining with beige, taupe and charcoal pattern in the "accent" piece.

IMHO The yellow is throwing everything. It might be hard to decide until that room is white. Maybe paint over the yellow with a white primer (since you will have to do that anyway) and then do this again.

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Check SW'S Modern Gray.

Benjamin Moore's Smokey Taupe would be better.

Hope this is helpful. Good Luck!

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That's a good choice for you Ashley, as it appears you favor that color palette. Best to go with what you like. Good Luck!

Can't wait to see the pictures!

That is a gorgeous color for the bathroom and will work with the whites and tans you have in that room. Selecting the perfect color is a process and it sounds like you did it well!

You mention "off-white". IMO, you need to go dark gray.

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Sorry, didn't read your "update"...room looks good.

***UPDATE #2 (Progress Pictures)****

Hey everyone, boy has it been one hectic week (hubs had surgery, daughter and i wound up sick and her birthday is tomorrow).

Anyways, when I showed the hubs the sample on the wall for tidewater, his reaction was, "isn't that the same color in the other rooms?" I said yeah. He basically didn't like that I was going to use this color yet again.

So the hunt began and I finally decided on sherwin williams hinting blue and I LOVE IT.

Here's a few quick pics I took. Please disregard the yellow in the window (that was the old color) and the dingy baseboards. Those will get a fresh coat of white paint when I get some free time.

Also I have to add some finishing touches (like towel bars, toilet paper holders, bath mats and drapery)... I just couldnt wait to share the progress pics with you. T

he color is a pale blue with purple undertones. I took these images at night. I will take more when the room is finished and when its daylight out because that's when the color truly shines.

Anyways, thanks again for everyone's help. I truly appreciate it. :)

Found your post because I am looking at North Star. I love your Hinting Blue. It looks peaceful. I'm wondering what is the gray color surrounded by white paper in your first photo?