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WHAT UNDERTONES DOES EDGECOMB GRAY HAVE (BENJAMIN MOORE)

12 years ago
I AM TRYING TO FIND A WARM GRAY….AND EDGECOMB LOOKS PRETTY IN PICS BUT DOES IT HAVE PURPLE UNDERTONES?

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  • 12 years ago
    It seems to have more beige undertones.... I have it pared with Revere Pewter in my open concept home.
  • 12 years ago
    last modified: 12 years ago
    Edgecomb is a green-gray, but your monitor or device may not be rendering it true to color. The only way to know for sure is to paint it on poster board and bring it into your home. To compare, look at BM Collingwood, which has a violet undertone.

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  • 12 years ago
    trebinje….i tried edge comb gray because it looks so pretty in the pics and it totally had purple undertones in my house
  • 12 years ago
    last modified: 12 years ago
    I'm sorry, this must be frustrating. You might try these BM grays ... and also some BM greiges:
    Benjamin Moore Thunder · More Info

    Pashmina AF-100 paint color · More Info

    Brandon Beige 977 by Benjamin Moore · More Info

    Grant Beige HC-83 · More Info
  • 12 years ago
    I've used Edgecomb Gray throughout my home and don't see a violet undertone at all. It's definitely a warm gray and looks beige at different times of the day. Personally, I love it. I call it a modern beige, not too warm not too cool.
  • 12 years ago
    marcnlisy, it could appear to have other tones because of your lighting and the surrounding materials in your home. That's why trebinje asked you to paint a poster board with the color and move it around the room. Lighting is really tricky.
  • 12 years ago
    We just painted edgecomb gray in in our laundry room (no natural light), powder room (no natural light) and front foyer (cathedral entrance with high ceilings and lots of natural light). The front foyer also will have a combination of hardwood and carpeted stairs and is still getting a lot of reflection from the old Georgian Brick paint in the adjacent living room. We are going to change that paint to a more neutral also. Edgecomb gray looks different in each space and throughout the day in the natural light. It also seems to "cure" over several days to settle the paint colour. I would suggest giving it a little time and putting in your own furniture, art and accessories before you give up on it. It's a very chameleon like paint, but I think we are going to really like it once everything is done.
  • 12 years ago
    Agree with Alicia's comment that Edgecomb Gray looks different in each space and throughout the day. This true for most paint colors. We just completed built in cabinets for kids storage and a desk. The cabinets and molding are painted Edgecomb Gray. I absolutely see violet undertones in the molding. The cabinets look fine and all the molding looks extremely different than the cabinets. You would think they were different colors until you take a piece of the mold and place it flat on the desk and than it matches cabinet color. Testimony to light affecting color! I don't know how to solve this problem. It's a huge commitment to have custom built in cabinets painted and see this challenge. Easier to repaint a room - as frustrating as it would be to repaint a room - it certainly is much easier. Choosing paint colors is challenging. As most know: test it, see it at different times of day and understand the undertones to each color - they will come out!
  • 11 years ago
    Does anyone have a suggestion for a slightly darker gray, beige, taupe to accent a house in Edgecomb gray?
  • 11 years ago
    Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter.
  • 11 years ago
    I used smoked oyster which is very similar to the edgecomb grey but a couple shades darker. They look really great in my house together. I think it is from BM also