Coffer ceiling color??? agreeable gray walls

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

Need advice desperately! We have SW agreeable gray on our walls and SW extra white on the the trim and ceiling right now. We want to paint the inside of the coffered ceiling, but we cannot decide what will look good. We want some contrast...enough so that you can notice, but not so much that it's a focal point when you walk in. We tried SW icicle, but it doesn't feel different enough. HELP!!

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Lori A. Sawaya

8 years ago

Same color would be pretty - and easy. When you cut or adjust a formula, you're creating a completely different color. Every dimension of the color is changed, hue, value, chroma, LRV. The new color might resemble the old color in some way, but there's no way to know until you have it mixed, dry it out and look at it.

In the case of Agreeable Gray specifically, if you cut it by 50% you get a light gray that looks a lot like SW 6000 Snowfall. Agreeable Gray and Snowfall don't look good together - they don't "go" together.

If you want a color that looks like Agreeable Gray, just lighter try White Heron SW 7627 for the ceiling.

If you pull all three chips, Agreeably Gray, Snowfall and White Heron, you'll see what I'm talking about.

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Sabrina Alfin Interiors
8 years ago
Use the same color as the walls on the recessed part of the ceiling, like this:
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Brickwood Builders, Inc.
8 years ago
Same color would be nice, or have it cut to 50% so there is some contrast but you are not introducing another tone.
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JAN MOYER
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Take your wall paint to the paint store, cut the formula to ONE HALF. Or even a third. Trust me, when you get all done, you don't want any darker than that, and you WILL see the contrast when you are all finished. Yes..... you will. Don't use the same color, it will "read" darker than your walls. And will be more contrast than you want.

Personally, I like coffered ceilings left in white, and painted completely as trim in a satin Satin/eggshell. combo. They are meant to read as trim/millwork,, not a million boxes. . ....... and once your room is furnished you may too.
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Color Knack
8 years ago
What bothers you with leaving it white? From a design perspective it flows better that way. Before painting just the boxes I would consider painting the entire ceiling. Painting just the boxes disrupts flow.
Chrissy
5 years ago
What did you end up doing with the ceiling? I am in the same situation now!
User Name
2 years ago
We just finished our custom build with Agreeable Gray walls throughout and 50% Agreeable Gray on the ceilings and it turned out great. Some rooms it appears to run together as the same color and other it leaves a contrast depending on the lighting.