Aqua paint help!

8 years ago

Hello! I’m trying to find an aqua/turquoise paint color for my daughter‘s room. There are so many pretty ones out there. The problem is that we have beige trim, closet doors, door and shutters. The carpet is beige too. The ceiling is even a lighter shade of beige. (Photo shows the two beige tones — the darker one - Daplin is the one on the trim, closet doors, door and shutters. The lighter beige - lulled beige - was used on the walls and ceiling.) We are not interested in painting those things white. Maybe one day we will but the whole house was done this way and it’s just too big a project right now. So I really need help finding the right aqua for her room since it needs to look decent next to the Daplin. I am thinking the aqua should be more green than blue since these beige colors have yellow undetones. Her furniture is white and her bedding is zebra (white and black) and she has aqua, white, black and blush accents for Decor. Anyone have a suggestion for a greenish aqua that would go well with the beige that is everywhere and not be overpowering?

Thanks for your help in advance.

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ilovecomputers
8 years ago
We recently painted our laundry room Festoon Aqua by Sherwin Williams. I just love the color, and we get so many compliments on it. On my monitor, this appears blueish, but in real life it looks more green.
farmhousefixer
8 years ago
Benjamin Moore Covington Blue is an absolutely beautiful color. I looked long and hard for an aqua/seafoam/mintish color. It looks quite dark/blue on the computer but in real life it is a nice balance of green/blue. I painted a stairwell and hallway with it and it is such a nice color. Everyone comments on it.
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farmhousefixer
8 years ago
Here is a better picture of it with other "real" blues. It is the bottom left hand sample, as you can see it has quite a bit of green.
junco East Georgia zone 8a
8 years ago
Take a look at BM Mount Saint Anne. Probably similar to the covington blue.
cat_ky
8 years ago
Take a look at Sherwin Williams Blue iris. Its a beautiful aqua, and seems to go well with the beige carpet in a friends house.
User
8 years ago
By the decor, this sounds like either a teen or preteen so I'd go with a lighter youthful color such as Behr Clear Aqua.
Here's how it looks with the ceiling and base colors you shared.
Andrea
8 years ago
Here’s how well the teal can go with creams and beiges. I love my wall colour, not too green, but they don’t make it anymore.
lizzierobin
8 years ago
Looks at Behr Aged Jade. It’s a beautiful aqua color that goes well with beige. You can go online to try the colors in different rooms, and find pictures of it as well.
partim
8 years ago
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To my eye, these colors look too dark and bright. I'd look for something more pale and less intense. When I was looking for a watery turquoise/aqua for my bathroom, my decorator suggested Farrow and Ball Skylight. I protested that it was gray, but she convinced me that it would be perfect. It is. And it looks great with the beige colors in the tile and accessories. Benjamin Moore's Pale Smoke is a very similar color.
I had some paint chips very similar to those suggested above, but my decorator explained that a whole-room paint needs to be less intense than an aqua color we would use for something like pillows or art work.