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Light Greige or Neutrual

4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago

I'm sure this topic has been discussed ad nauseum here but I've pretty much read everything on the topic online at least 10 times. For over 6 months and at least a dozen colors and $200+ in paint, I've been searching fo ar light greige or neutral for the interior of my house. I was doing everything I was suppose such as using poster boards, buying test pots for trying on the wall, testing in all the rooms and on various walls in the rooms. I recently spent 2 weeks painting a large room gambling it would come out. Nope. Shake the dice and cry thrice. I've pretty much tried every thing in the BM spectrum of about 75 LRV with no luck. Some of the colors...

Classic Gray. This is the demon that started my descent into hell. Pink.

Classic Gray 50%. Baby Pink. How sweet. No...not really.

Dove Wing. Yellow. I have a real dove. Not even close to his color. Doesn't have any of the gray it is suppose to have. This one gets two bird poops and a peck in the eye.

Seapearl. Yellow...maybe slightly lighter than DW. It really is about same color as DW.

Intense White. Gray. Didn't see the green undertone that its suppose to have.

Intense White 50%. Yellow.

Silver Satin. This is one the my colorist recommended and the one I painted the entire room with a hope and a prayer (obviously unanswered). Pretty gray but still a plain gray. Didn't get the warmth that its suppose to have.

Cloud Cover. Next color down on SS's strip. Paint guy said it was warmer than SS. It looked more neutral on the swatch. Came out a pretty light gray. Too light (no depth). No warmth.

The color I'm looking for is best described as a "light stone". I've seen the color online many times using the colors I've tested and others but for some reason, I don't get it in my place. It doesn't help that most of the rooms are on the northwest side and the bathrooms and laundry room are on the southeast, have tiny windows and only gets light when the sun is rising.

Right now I'm playing with mixing a couple colors that I have left over but does anyone have suggestions on paint colors? My preference is to stay with BM but it might be time to jump ship. Any help would be appreciated.

Comments (13)

  • 4 years ago

    Do you have to paint all the rooms the exact same color? Of course they have various lighting so one color may not work in every room. And I will never understand why people are so stuck on overpriced paint. Go explore other brands and colors.

  • 4 years ago

    Have you considered BM Balboa Mist?

  • 4 years ago

    BM is is lil dark. Thx.

  • 4 years ago

    Check out SW Accessible Beige.

    Dean thanked bearbev
  • 4 years ago

    We have our whole house painted BM Edgecomb gray and love it. It reads a little more beige in natural light and more gray in less light but love it either way!

    Dean thanked mojavemaria
  • 4 years ago

    Glad to know I’m not the only one who goes down the endless rabbit hole of paint colors, my family thinks I’m absolutely crazy 😔 anyway this sounds exactly like what I just went through in my living/dining room. I tried all the same “no fail” light neutrals and none seemed to be right in that space. The only one I ever really liked was Gray Mist (BM) but when it was time for the painters to come I panicked and thought it might be a little too light so I ended up going with Olympic Mountains (which apparently is also called Fog Mist). I’m not totally in love but it is a nice neutral that I would say lands right between Classic Gray and Edgecomb Gray. Good luck and let us know what you choose!!

    Dean thanked kwilmers
  • 4 years ago

    In the same boat trying to get a nice greige for my south facing living room. Tried quite a few including Clay Beige - too dark and more green/pink, Elmira White - bit too light and peachy, White Sand - nice colour but a bit too yellow, Natural Cream seemed too gray, Tapestry Beige too greenish. I wanted to try Manchester Tan but it may be too yellow so I am probably going with Edgecomb Gray which is the colour I have in all my bedrooms even though it looks a bit darker and more on the gray side when sampling on those south facing walls. If anyone has tried Wind's Breath or Ballet White or Classic Gray and can compare to Edgecomb Gray that would be appreciated.

  • 4 years ago

    One neutral wall color for the entire interior: B.M. Collingwood. Easy breezy.

  • 4 years ago

    We just did for the entire first floor of our home, love it! its a beigey gray, accessible beige by SW



  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    I originally used BM Silver Satin but I didnt like its lavender undertone that most greiges have. The alernative greige undertone is ylw. One of my rooms has off white with a ylw hue that looks dingey to me. Yesterday, I repainted the entire room w SW Nuance that is a light neutral grey with a green undertone. Interstingly green-greyes are suppose to be the new nuetral. I didnt think Id go for something on the green spectrum since the original color was a horrid light green. Nuance appears white in comparison. I think its going to give me the beachy vibe that Im going for and will likely use throughout.

  • 4 years ago

    SW agreeable gray. Use a matte/flat sheen on the walls it truly shows off the color.

  • 4 years ago

    Benjamin Moore Picket Fence