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sherwin Williams reflection turning blue/violet! help?

4 years ago

I am having a meltdown over this paint color! It’s blue/violet in the morning and evening yet perfect midday. I don’t know what to do! Should I repaint? Choose a complementary color for the worst walls? Why is it doing this? I tested this color everywhere with huge boards. The pics I’m sharing look so much better than real walls. Help?

Comments (20)

  • 4 years ago

    Sorry I’m no help but it looks gorgeous!

  • 4 years ago

    What color is this? This is normal for paint with blue/purple undertones in different lighting situations. It is not always apparent even when you paint boards or move around sampilize samples. If you can't live with it choose a similar color with different undertones.

  • 4 years ago

    Reflection by Sherwin Williams. Not even supposed to have violet undertones.😚

  • PRO
    4 years ago

    Certainly has blue undertones and make sure all your lighting is LED 4000k that will mimic the daylight at midday.I am of course not seeing the violet in the pictures but that is because monitors do nor replicate colors well but from what I see that is an awesome color.

  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    Reviews of the color say blue/deep blue undertones so not too suprised about violet. Grays with blue undertones are a pain in the rear in general. From personal experience I find even the Sampalize samples useless...can only tell with the actual paint rolled on the wall. SW Lazy Gray is a nice gray with some blue undertones....I have it in a west facing bathroom with a window and skylight.

  • 4 years ago

    Y’all are awesome with comments! Do you have advice on artwork/ frames to help tone down walls?

  • 4 years ago

    It looks like you have nice artwork. Maybe you can paint the frames.

  • 4 years ago
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    Your lampshade color and the bulb you're using there aren't helping the issue. See LED suggestion above to improve the light inside so it is more like mid-day llght all the time.

  • 4 years ago

    You need a light colored couch like probably White and you need less color in the room so it doesn't reflect off of something it might be picking up from yellow light bulbs or something in the room that's a blue or possibly another color like green hopefully it's not like if you have oak furniture that's doing it I like it though I think it looks nice but if you never like it later after doing all that you could always paint the walls another color you could have a neutral white with no Shades in it but then you'll have to add color back into the room

  • 4 years ago

    My sofa is a neutral beige. Do you think it’s the floors? They are cherry and need to go! Would you do a white lamp shade? I guess a blue matted art piece wouldn’t help matters.😕

  • 4 years ago
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    Which direction do your windows face? I had windows that faced almost due north and most light blue colors skewed a bit violet when I tried them out. The color that looked light blue in natural daylight was way over by the teals and greenish blues on the wall with the chips. In that room, not every room I looked at it in. So direction is also important and I don't think a lot of people talk about that.

    I also don't get the obsession that a wall color needs to look identical at all times of day, morning noon and night and under artificial lighting. When did that even become a thing, and why? I feel like the changing light during the day is a good thing.

  • 4 years ago

    I read all about the directional light variables. My windows in the particular room face south. I guess I might be obsessed or totally surprised to see so much violet. I expected some blue and thought I picked a color to avoid an abundance of blue. I’ll deal with it! Just trying to tone it down with what I can control. Which is why I’m asking all the experts out there! 🤗

  • 4 years ago

    It must be the Cherry floors and yes to a white lampshade

  • 4 years ago

    It’s a chameleon, based on lighting that’s for sure.




    I quite like the color with your flooring and suggest finish decorating, live with for a week or two, and then decide. Sometimes it‘s hate and sometimes it’s a shock that grows on you.

  • 4 years ago

    Thanks for all your advice! I put more lighting in the area. Looks better already! I really appreciate your input!

  • 4 years ago

    Happy update thanks to all your responses!
    I got more lighting in my family room and it’s made a world of difference. I now have challenges in other rooms, but the color is really growing on me! It does change during the day. I live in Florida and the coastal vibe is good. It really brightens up a once dark home. Thanks again! 👍🏻

  • 4 years ago

    Family room

  • 4 years ago

    I’m glad it’s growing in you because I think it looks just delightful.

  • 4 years ago

    Wow since you changed the lighting that does look amazing I'm glad it lightened up for you and it does have a good Coastal vibe