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why does "accessible beige" look pink in my home!?

2 years ago

I am at a loss as to what is causing these paint swatches to look so different than the paint chip cards. I know there are a LOT of factors that can mess with colors but if someone could please guide me a little, I would GREATLY appreciate it! My wall color is "Pure White" by Sherwin Williams.


I thought "Accessible Beige" would be the one but it looks terrible in our home. It almost looks pink/taupe/brown so I don't know if I should look for something cooler/warmer, to offset whatever undertone/lighting is causing this.


I even bought adjustable bulbs where you can choose from 2700K/3000K/3500K/4000K/5000K


Basically what I want is something boring lol a light neutral beige/gray color for my doors. nothing too gray nor too beige.


I thought I would ask here since there are a lot of helpful and knowledgeable people!




Comments (16)

  • PRO
    2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    Help us here....... why are you putting the "boring neutral" on doors that are......okay..already boring? : ) If you want to call attention to doors?

    Inform us as to where the hallway leads. Then in reverse? Where does it lead, and by that I mean what room or rooms?

    If you can do that ? Maybe something more like......

    Deep dark almost black... a black and white runner on the floor. Art on the walls.

    But I'd be a no on the boring color: )

    You need decoration.... light, art . color. etc

    You don't want the color of granny panties on doors, that much is certain.





    Gonzmeister thanked JAN MOYER
  • 2 years ago

    Consider adding some trim to the doors before painting. Will bring them to life!

    Gonzmeister thanked bearbev
  • 2 years ago

    @Jan Moyer "the color of granny panties"... You crack me up!

  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    Farrow & Ball makes a neutral called Drop Cloth. Lots of sophisticated looks are achieved by painting doors a neutral in contrast to stark whites or off-whites on the walls or ceilings. All the doors in these photos are painted Drop Cloth









    In the last photo above it is the cabinet doors

    Supposedly Sherwin Williams "Minimalist'' is a match for FB's Drop Cloth



  • 2 years ago

    wow, no two of those "drop cloth" photos look remotely similar! this is why color makes people crazy.


    among those you're sampling, I like the Gossamer Veil. would be interested to see the long-range shot now that you've added more splotches.

  • 2 years ago

    So here's Drop Cloth is isolation from the same 4 photos











  • 2 years ago

    Try sw popular gray. In my east morning light, it looks more neutral than gossamer veil (which looks more green) and accessible beige (which looks more yellow). It might be too pink for you though. (My environment has a lot of green.)

  • 2 years ago

    I like to think that all colours have a colour lurking behind them. This is why people screw up, they put a pink beige on the walls with a blue white countertop and a green gray floor. Always identify what tou have in existing surfaces first then move forward with a new surface.

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    IMO beige is never neutral , I think a color from nature where it works with almost everything is what I think is neutral but your stuff , your lighting what is reflecting from outsude all have an effect on color . I have no idea what you are wanting to do. Do you want the doors to diappear then paint them exactly like the walls even no shine at all.I use this color often cut 25 % pr more to have anice neutral background, I do that when clients have to chooose wall color for a builder,

    So in your case the walls are white so either the same white a real contrast not some wishy washy blah beige .

  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    I don't think you have to bang people over the head or hit them in the eyes with a color if you don't want to paint your doors the same white as your walls. And most people will still know it's a door and what that means even if you don't paint it black or navy. There is just a whole world of in betweens that look great with subtle variations in tone and defintion. I'm not in your space so I can't tell you what color would look best with what you've got, but I assure you one can get out of the box of binary thinking and bogus rules and have a great result.

  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    Undertones are the colors within the colors.

    In addition to the color in the mix which makes the color warm or cool, the natural light, which changes all day (except for the north side which is pretty consistent) has a huge impact.

    Believe it or not, the undertone of Accessible Beige is gray.

    Give S W Anchors Away a try on the doors. To make an even better combo, try painting the trim a darker tone




  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    Sorry, I misread your post. The walls are Pure White (yellow undertone) and you want a complimentary color for the interior doors. Any of these colors will work.



    I like Dovetail.

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    Lori made the point about so called “undertones” perfectly. If you are looking for “accent” but calm color for trim I would want to know what else you have in the nearby rooms. What colors what styles. Some additional photos would help. For example, if you use blacks for accents then I would look for a darker black hue to repeat that tone. Several ways you can go. Give us more content to work with please.

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    Let’s look at D
    SW Dovetail. Notice it is in the yellow hue family but right next to the red/yellow hue family. So technically this color will most likely go redish. So if you don’t want that you need to go toward a different hue family.

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