Hello! We are currently trying to pick a green paint for our family room. It is currently a dark gray and I love the color green. Thought it would be a happy, calming color for our room. We just painted our trim white and also have a floor to ceiling brick fireplace in the room. I thought the green would be a nice bridge between the white trim and brick fireplace.
However, we are having the hardest time picking a color. I am finding in our family room, which gets a decent amount of light, the sweet spot seems to be an LRV of 50-55. Anything higher starts to look white or washed out. I am also struggling with finding a green hue. SO many greens start to read blue or blue green on our walls. I want a 100% green color in this room. I want to stay away from a eucalyptus type color. Also do not want anything too muted or dull. I just want a pretty green that has a little life to it!The closest we have found is SW Softened Green. It definitely reads green in our room, but just looks a little dull and uninspired. Even has a twinge of yellowish to it. Are you ready for our list, lol? Here are the the other colors we have tried:
BM Healing Aloe - Super washed out, looks white.
BM Thornton Sage - Very pretty color, but very washed out, may lean a bit minty.
BM Antique Jade - Starting to look a little eucalyptus like and blue-ish.
BM Gray Cashmere - Too washed out and too blue.
SW Austere Gray - Does lean green, but looks more like a gray on the walls than a green. Third place right now.
SW Filmy Green - Too washed out.
SW Contented - It looks okay, a little muted. Might be second place right now.
SW Silver Strand - Way too blue on the walls.
SW Rainwashed - Actually too dark and too blue.
SW Sea Salt - I LOVE this color, but it is very blue on our walls.
SW Sea Spray - Too aqua.
SW Croquet - Too dark and has a little too much brown in it.
Can anyone suggest a pretty green color? That actually looks like a pretty, soft, little green? Again, I want to stay away from blues or aquas or a eucalyptus type. I want to look into the room and say, "Yup, that's green!" We had the most success with SW Softened Green, but it's just quite not there. Reminds me a little of pea soup on our walls. I also don't want a cool or sterile green. Just a happy little cozy green!Thanks for reading this lengthy post! Much appreciated!