Was it mixed in SW Product or was it color matched in another brand?

If SW product, are you sure it was mixed correctly - the right base, etc.

The light is boss and how color renders is totally dependent on the light. With that said, I wouldn't expect Roman Column to look green.

It belongs to the Y (yellow) hue family and it's almost right in the middle of the yellow hue family which means YR (yellow-red) or GY (green-yellow) overtones from the neighboring hue families is unlikely.

It also has a healthy bump of chroma, it's not near neutral. A bump of chroma greater than 1 means it's not so near neutral and has a good chance of staying "true" and not shifting, or if it does shift it's not uber dramatic, it's slight.

But, again, it all depends on the light and it's possible the inherent light skews heavy in greeness and it's showing in the wall color.

Thank you Lori. It was mixed by SW. But I don't think it was a mixed correctly or that one of the painters didn't stick the green cabinet color brush in the paint by mistake An SW representative came out yesterday with my builder and said that it did look darker and that he would make it right. I'm not worried about it being darker. When I hold my chip up in every single room in all different lights the wall is green. Thank you so much for your information :)

My daughters room is Roman Column and it has a green hue also, probably from reflecting green trees outside … so think 2 if you’re looking for a warmer white. I’m not sure if this photo shows well, but there I’d definitely a green tone coming out

Too bad I didn't see this before I choose Roman Column for 2 rooms in my house. Mixed at a Sherwin Williams store. One coat of primer, 2 coats of paint. Rooms appear pale green in both natural and artificial light even now with no leaves on the trees, several inches of snow on the ground, neutral furnishings and no green houses in the vicinity. It is rather disappointing.

I chose SW Roman Column for my whole house interior. In the living areas, which have very large windows and face north (I'm in Florida), it's pretty spot-on the color I wanted. However, in the powder room, which has no windows, it is definitely leaning to green! I was floored the first time I saw it, and now almost two years later it still bothers me when I go in there. I read somewhere that white doesn't work for rooms with no windows. I plan to hang some fun wallpaper in there one day.

Hi, I recently purchased 7 gallons of SW Roman Column from my local SW store and found that upon application, my rooms were also showing a strong green undertone, almost appearing to be a neon-pastel green. No matter what room or what lighting I had, the green undertone was showing. Before mixing the paint, I noticed a blue tint in the 5-gallon paint container I was using and I just thought perhaps it was an additive that would not impart color. After seeing all of the green undertones, I did some digging and realized that Roman Column should be created with the "High-Reflective White" base in order for correct preparation, and without surprise realized that my batches were incorrectly prepared with the "Extra White" base, which has a blue undertone, tinging any yellow-undertone paint and resulting in the green undertone I (we?) have been seeing.

Just wondering if anyone else has noticed whether their paint was made with the Extra White base or the High-Reflective White base, and if that is a possible explanation for any green undertones? Has anyone noticed any green undertones even when the paint is correctly made with the High-Reflective White base?

Any input would be greatly appreciated! Many thanks :)

I had my living room and dining room painted in Sept 2022 with Roman Column. Hired a professional painter, the paint was mixed at a Sherwin Williams paint store. Due to the comment above, I checked the leftover Roman Column paint can - it was mixed with Super White, so perhaps that is the cause of the green undertone in my living and dining rooms as well.

Oh man. There doesn’t seem to be much info out there on Super White but from what I did see, it’s talked about as being darker than Extra White. It’s an archived color on the SW website but it appears very gray-blue toned, and so do alternative shade options. Based on what I’m seeing, it looks like your SW store screwed the base formula like mine did, causing the uncharacteristic green undertones.

Sorry to hear, I know it is so frustrating.

Very interesting information! I knew I couldn’t be the only one who sees green tinged white walls. I hired a professional to paint mine also, so I don’t know what the base white was. I do wish this could be made right. I spent thousands to have my house painted only two years ago, so I’m really screwed. My house is two floors with a huge open loft space which requires scaffolding to paint. Not something I can do myself.

This was 5 years ago and I know formulations have changed since then.

Roman Column needs to be swatched big in your space. Ceiling to floor at least 3 ft wide - ideally pro painter does it. Or if DIY, do it as neatly as you can.

Get a quart in the brand, grade, sheen you ultimately want to use. Can always box it into gallons after you confirm it works so you don't waste a quart.

Lower Chroma colors in this hue family range from SW can shift greenish. SW always had a tendency towards greenish in a lot of colors.

Not a bad thing. Just a SW characteristic to be aware of.