Light Pewter (the farthest right on the lower cabinets and top right on the taller wall?) is the only one that looks like it will work with your blue walls, reddish wood trim, and warm floors. Does it also blend with colors in other rooms nearby?

if you want a true gray, with no undertones, you have to find one that is tinted only with black (no yellow, blue, red, etc). You can make your own with a quart of pure white and pure black. However, BM "Gray Cloud" is a light gray with only black. I know because I watched them mix it and I have it on my walls

. It's a light gray. sweet innocence is nice too

You kitchen and dining area is super cute.

I have a black wall in my room and bordered it w/gray cloud.

Light Pewter looks good. Both of the Metro Grays look totally purple.

Light Pewter is still my pick. :)

Going crazy with gray tones! The colors look so different next to each other and in various lights. I'm still leaning Light Pewter in spite of its green tinge since my other options seem to be brown tinge or blue tinge.

Check out these pix with some new swatches:

Upper left: Gray Cloud (supposedly no undertones as it's just plain gray); upper right: Balboa Mist; middle, Light Pewter: (the white paper taped around is attempting to help reduce the yellow paint effect on viewing the color)

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The colors are, clockwise from upper left:

Metro Gray, 50%; Light Pewter; Gray Cloud; Balboa Mist (tiny swatch); Coventry Gray; Balboa Mist again; Metro Gray; and in the middle is Smoke Embers.

The craziest thing to me is how different the two Balboa Mists look. I'd say that's my current contender vs. Light Pewter. Do you think the bottom right one looks so different because it's painted on white not yellow? I did do each swatch two coats, at least. If so, I need to probably prime the walls first, right?

Thanks!

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I found that any gray name that has the word Pewter in it will look silver/blue when on all walls..so unless you are looking for a bluefish gray..I would stay away from it.

also you can not get the correct color representation when you have them up all next to each other...you need to put each one separate on a white board and place In the room one at a time....

Thanks Home Interiors, actually, Light Pewter I chose because you suggested the one below it Smoke Embers! And LP was on the same card one or two spots lighter. So it is definitely not a blue tone while perhaps not identical to Embers, it's also on the chip with Revere Pewter which is a darker version of it...

I am having the rooms painted tomorrow! I have just enough time to play around with them today before buying my paint this evening latest. I will try to do them one at a time maybe just cover up the others with lot of white paper.

(do I need a primer?)

BM Storm or Smoke Embers would be beautiful next to the Hale Navy!

These are colors very complementary to Hale Navy.....

Light pewter would be beautiful! I think it may be reading greenish to you because of the contrast with the other grays, but once you have it on all white walls, it would be a lovely choice with your very well selected navy paint! Good luck on your project.

Thanks Home Interiors and Bates. I know I love my Hale Navy I wish I could use more of it all over the place but, not enough light :)

Smoke Embers was too dark, by far, given this dim light situation. That's why I tried to lighten it. But I am fussing over this choice since it will go in most of my downstairs and maybe even upstairs hall.

I do love that first paint strip combos. I wonder if I can get away with using any further dark tones in the house, since I love how they look, but don't want to overdo the accent walls and could not do a whole room dark.

I really believe you could do the outside wall looking into kitchen in the Hale Navy...if you want very light gray look at Nimbus for all the other walls...it might just be the perfect light gray you are looking for. storm is another gorgeous deep gray...maybe could be used in another space as an accent!

Sounds great! Can't wait to see the results.....consider SW Shoji White or BM Swiss Coffee for a soft white mixed with the blues and grays...:)) for trim and fireplace.

I would use the same color in the entry. You typically want to keep hallways light, and it will appear darker due to less light anyway.

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