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Agreeable Gray vs Worldly Gray vs Accessible Beige

8 years ago
I've narrowed down my paint choices to Agreeable Gray, Worldly Gray or Accessible Beige. I'm lost when it comes to whether my home needs more of a warmer or cooler color. Which would you pick?

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  • PRO
    7 years ago

    Looks good!

  • 6 years ago
    Does anybody have a Dutch boy comparison to SW Agreeable Gray?
  • 6 years ago
    Dutch Boy? Just use Sherwin Williams, it’s the best after Benjamin Moore
  • 6 years ago
    Will do Kathy! Thank you for the advice. I'll drop some pics when I'm done.
  • 6 years ago
    Good Marc!! I have it all over my new house!! Love it!!
  • 6 years ago
    Good Marc!! I have it all over my new house!! Love it!!
  • 6 years ago

    I feel as though I stumbled into a private conversation between friends! I’ve never seen such wonderful advice given in a comments section. This has been incredibly helpful in making my mind up Re: paint colors. And a bit depressing, as all of your homes are beyond beautiful. Great job, and thanks for sharing.

  • 6 years ago
    Haha!! Lotta nice people on Houszz for sure. Designer HIWE Lori has been great! She’s in TX, beautiful home
  • PRO
    6 years ago

    Kathy you are so cute! But my name is Julie:)))) Home Interiors with Ease..

  • 6 years ago
    Omg Julie!!! So sorry, I broke my ankle and I’m on Vicodin! Should probably not post.
  • PRO
    6 years ago

    Hilarious! No worries just take care..sorry to hear about your ankle:(

  • 6 years ago
    Julie: and I was gonna say you live in Dallas, but it’s Houston!!! Early onset....
  • PRO
    6 years ago

    :))))) nope live outside of Dallas....LOL

  • 6 years ago
    Ok I’m just gonna quit talking.....
  • 6 years ago
    Hey HIWE Julie:: we looked at a house yesterday, complete fixer upper....we can only get it if they come down in price. I’ll keep you posted. How’s Texas? We have so many wildfires here it’s just gross!! ♀️♀️♀️
  • 6 years ago

    We build our house five years ago and I never really liked the paint throughout the house. I'm thinking of repainting it and I really want a light breezy feeling through out. I picked up samples of worldly gray and agreeable gray by SW and classic gray by BM. I love the French cottage feel in a house, light and simple colors but our granite is quite neutral tending towards the brown side. my kitchen cabinets are white with a white back splash and dark espresso island and hood. I LOVE the classic grey but my husband thinks it's going to be too boring without any contrast because we have so much white around. Would worldly grey look good and be light enough for the feel I want? I can't decide :( PLEASE HELP!

  • 6 years ago
    Yes!! Where is Julie?? HIWE??
  • PRO
    6 years ago

    Try Repose Gray by SW.

  • 6 years ago
    I used agreeable grey in this new house. Accessible beige in our old house. If you have a big space with enough light, worldly gray would work
  • 6 years ago
    And accessible beige is slight Greige so would look great too
  • PRO
    6 years ago

    Love Worldly Gray with Shoji white trim..it is throughout my entire home! Love it..

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  • PRO
    6 years ago

    Worldly gray with Shoji White trim for a very subtle contrast..if you want a stronger contrast you can do a brighter white trim...My entire home is Worldly Gray and I just love it!

  • PRO
    6 years ago


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    6 years ago


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  • 6 years ago
    Hey Julie!! We bought a new old house!
  • 6 years ago
    Any suggestions for a warm light color with travertine floors, Baltic brown granite countertops. House is Tuscan colors now but want a lighter greige or cream color on walls. Prefer Sherwin Williams paint.
  • 6 years ago

    I’ve just done my garage in accessible beige and laundry room in agreeable gray. Very very different colors. I prefer warmer tones and really like the accessible beige. Planning on using it inside the house elsewhere, perhaps the great room. It is fresh, has a stony coolness to it but isn’t cold and looks good against wood furniture and beige floor tiles.

  • 6 years ago
    I have SW accessible beige throughout our house and also Canvas Tan which is lighter without the Greige. Love it!!
  • 6 years ago
    HELP!
    I found this thread while searching for paint colors. I am a horrible decorator and need all your advice! I am looking for a neutral color for my family room and kitchen (one big room divided by knee wall). I was thinking revere pewter but so many say it looks like cement. My bedroom is gray so clearly, I don’t hate the color but, I’d like a bit more neutral or beige undertone here. Thinking of accessible beige, worldly gray, agreeable gray. I get plenty of light. Suggestions?
    P.S. please don’t judge my messy rooms - im remodeling!
  • 6 years ago

    I have Wordly Gray in several areas of my house. Love it, but be warned I have heard it is close to Reverve Pewter so if that doesn’t work for you you may not like it in your space. I considered Agreeable Gray in my basement and it had a little more beige to it than the Worldly Gray, but I ultimately went with BM Balboa Mist (a very light, neultral beige-ish gray) for that project. I also considered BM Collingwood which was beautiful (just one shade darker than the Balboa Mist and I wanted to keep things bright in the basement). Finally, another really pretty neutral I have used and loved is SW Crushed Ice...but if you get lots of light, that may be too light for you. Good luck! I’m sure you’ll find something beautiful!

  • 6 years ago

    I was in same situation. Wanted something a little lighter than accessible beige. Try BM Alaskan skies. Decorator helped me choose. Hope this helps.

  • 6 years ago

    I have been happy with Worldly Gray In my home, to me it’s a very neutral backdrop, and a perfect combo of beige and gray.


  • PRO
    6 years ago

    My entire home is Worldly Gray with Shoji white trim ...love it!

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  • 6 years ago
    Accessible beige is the best. Another beautiful option is SW Canvas tan. A beautiful creamy off white
  • 4 years ago

    Home Interiors with Ease. Wordly Gray is so pretty in your home. I can’t decide with anew or Wordly. Both colors work in my house. After seeing your pics, I am leaning now towards Wordly Gray.

  • PRO
    4 years ago

    Hey are you calling for me? Here if you need me

  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    @Home Interiors with Ease just helping out the lady above...see her comment

  • PRO
    4 years ago

    Thanks I think she may have decided on Worldly Gray

  • 4 years ago

    This is an issue that should not take 18 months to decide. Have you finished the work? If so, please tell us what you chose and show us a few photos.

  • PRO
    4 years ago

    Felizlady..this is not a continued discussion from the original poster..several people have added to the thread because they are needing advice on the gray paint colors.

  • 4 years ago

    How do I unfollow this thread?

  • PRO
    4 years ago

    Unfollow Chelsea Carvin the person who stared this thread..try That first

  • 4 years ago

    I would but I’m not following her.

  • 4 years ago

    Julie! It’s Kathy from 2 years ago!! Getting ready to do MBR in new old house we bought

  • 4 years ago

    Ishop19, there used to be an easy option to unfollow. Housszz needs new software

  • 4 years ago

    You could also stop receiving notifications foe certain threads. I think they should figure out how to combine all the threads that are the exact same!!! SMH

  • 4 years ago

    Oh wait, lol, I just actually read the fine print at the bottom of the email notification and I can stop notifications there!!

  • 4 years ago

    Yay!!!!

  • 4 years ago

    I don’t get email notifications anymore. I probably stopped them all