Ben Moore Decorator's White CC-20 - is it right for meee?

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My house is a 1915 Bungalow, but it's a very simple bungalow - almost cottage looking.

I am going to be putting clapboard on it (replacing vinyl simulated clapboard) and I know I am going Waynesboro Taupe. WT is also know as Ashley Gray in the HC collection and Shenandoah Taupe in the AC collection.

I am going with Andersen white A-Series windows and the fibrex is more gray-white with a tiny blue undertone.

I originally wanted something kind of creamy to make it more 1910s / 1950s. But a creamy white isn't going to match the windows.

I'm really liking Decorator's White. It's got the gray / violet undertones, the same as Waynesboro. So they actually seem to pair well. DW also looks very architectural. And the fact DW has that gray undertone it gives me a good compromise and keeps things still a bit classic looking. I don't want bright white and I don't want something creamy. I think the gray really makes it work. And it shares a violet undertone. And the LRV is pretty much exactly what I want.

Thoughts on this pairing? It actually matches Andersen white very close.

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Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
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If you want a crisper, modern look, then Decorator’s White is perfect.

If you prefer a softer, warmer look , then White Dove might be better.
S M
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I'd honestly say the opposite. DW is more gray and with WT creates a classic look. White Dove is more white white in daylight and more modern. White Dove has a higher LRV and is more white than a lot of people realize.
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Jennifer Hogan
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Actually, with Waynesboro-Taupe I am not in love with either Decorators White or White Dove.

White Dove isn't bad, but more yellow/green than I would want with Waynesboro Taupe. Decorators white is too gray. They have less than 1% difference in their LRV, so they are both going to appear white white as an exterior color. Lacey Pearl is a bit less white and is closer in hue.
S M
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@Celery. Visualization, Rendering images I stand corrected. My sample was bad. I just got a pint of White Dove to get actual paint. It's pretty good. Looks more like what I thought DW did. It matches Andersen white very close. It's the front runner right now.

@Jennifer Hogan Thanks DW is actually a lot more white than white dove funnily enough. The gray i nthe white dove pairs with the waynesboto. Lacey Pearl is nice but it's too creamy to match my windows. i do like LP but it is more dingy - less architectural and I did look i nthat direction early on. I think white dove would just be safer so far. LP also has a kind of red undertone and it doesn't pair well with refined taupes.
Jennifer Hogan
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If you don't want a bright white next to a darker mid tone siding, I would recommend that you choose a lower LRV.

This is a good blog post with lots of true life examples of white trims colors.

https://thecolorconcierge.com/best-exterior-white-trim/

Most people don't realize just how much whiter whites appear in natural daylight.

As for what goes with Waynesboro Taupe, I will advise you not to go too yellow/green. White Dove's hue is much more yellow than Waynesboro Taupe

I know that undertones are hard for people to see, but this is a color map of Waynesboro Taupe and White Dove. Do you really love those colors together? White Dove is light enough that a lot of people don't notice the undertone. But it isn't the best combination.

BM selected several different colors that they believe work well with Waynesboro Taupe / Ashley Gray. They did pick Lacey Pearl and Sand Dollar because the hues are within a couple of degrees from one another.

Distant gray is a true gray - almost no color, similar to Decorator's white. Their hue doesn't matter because they all converge at gray (Chroma of 0). Both of these colors have a chroma of 1. not enough to color for us to see.

The highest hue they pick as a coordinating color is Winds Breath, with a hue of 96. Squarely in the yellow hue, not into the yellow green hue.

Here are a list of colors between Sand Dollar and Wind's Breath that I would test.

If Lacey Pearl is too pink for your taste - move it up a bit to Balboa Mist, Pale Oak or Classic Gray.

You may want to order samples through https://samplize.com/ It is much easier than painting your own samples.
wdccruise
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