Hi My3dogs,

I grabbed my fandeck and it looks like SW Softer Tan is about the same LRV as BM Cream Fleece. It's very pretty but I think I need to go 1 step lighter.

Thanks!

Barely Beige 1066 is very similar to Cream Fleece, just lighter. Grab a chip and see if a lighter version of Cream Fleece is what you're looking for.

Jennifer, I just wanted to mention SW's Canvas Tan can be really nice. I would also look at anything Lori suggests.

Hi funcolors!

I was hoping you'd stop by with a suggestion. I was just watching your videos about hues & values. My husband can see hues from a mile away but it escapes me.

Looking at my trusty fan deck I do think Barely Beige will work. My deck doesn't have LRVs so I appreciate the comparison chart.

Do you think these 3 color play well together?

Jennifer

Yep. Canvas Tan is in the same neighborhood too.

Looking at my trusty fan deck I do think Barely Beige will work. My deck doesn't have LRVs

Not even in the index? Wow. LRV is crucial color info.

My husband can see hues from a mile away but it escapes me.

If you can easily see what hue family a color belongs to, that's great. If you can't, no big deal because you can figure out what hue family a color belongs to using color values.

Hi Chloebud,

Thanks for the suggestion. Strangely my SW deck doesn't have Canvas Tan. It's about 10 years old so I must need a new one. Off to the store to see if they'll give me a more current deck.

Jennifer

Do you think these 3 color play well together

Yes. Because Ounce of Silver and Barely Beige/Canvas Tan have the same pitch of value. It's not smart to use words like "always" and "absolutely" when speaking to color but it's "almost always" guaranteed to work if your colors are similar in value. Additionally, it's a comfortable mix of warm and cool

White Dove works too, it's a pretty, versatile white.

Well this is embarrassing! I didn't realize the BM index listed the LRV's - I was looking on the back of the chip expecting it to be the same as my SW fan deck. Thanks Lori

Barely Beige isn't working. It's looking a bit too warm - almost peachy. Does this sound right? I don't see anyone else commenting that BB looks this way so I'm wondering if my paint sample isn't mixed correctly.

I could also be looking at my beachy color palette wrong. Should I be leaning towards a cooler, but not too cool, off white/tan?

Any new paint color suggestions?

I'm not very familiar with neutral colors lol, and I live in northern Alberta so my light is likely very different from yours, but this summer we painted our granny suite (mostly north and west exposures, with lots of windows) BM Natural Wicker, which works well there.

Edited to add -- the trim we have with BM Natural Wicker is BM Cotton Balls...

Barely Beige isn't working. It's looking a bit too warm - almost peachy. Does this sound right? I don't see anyone else commenting that BB looks this way so I'm wondering if my paint sample isn't mixed correctly.

Yeah, sounds right. Barely Beige belongs to the yellow hue family and it "lives" over close to the YR (orange) hue family. Which means - depending on the light - peachy overtones are definitely possible.

Natural Wicker is a good option to check out. Also Navajo White.