Grey wall color recommendations

[G-ZUS]

Has anyone repainted their walls recently? Any designers on here? I'm looking for a really light gray paint for my walls, with no blue, beige, purple or green undertones. Just straight grey :dunno:

[realazy]

From my experience and googling, you can't make a gray without having those undertones you listed. The undertones are blue, green, purple or pink. It's just finding a compromise that you're okay with. It also depends how much natural light your room gets as well as what color temperature your lights are.

Your floor and furniture will greatly affect how your walls look too.

[ExtraSlow]

I repainted my house in what I thought was a "light gray" based on samples in the paint store. Everyone who's been in my house thinks it's white. Don't go too light.

[dirtsniffer]

i tried to pick a blue grey for our master bedroom. just looks light blue on the walls in the natural light. IMO go to a medium gray

[88CRX]

Buy a small can of paint and actually paint a portion of the wall. Really the only way to ensure you get the colour correct.

[G-ZUS]

Buy a small can of paint and actually paint a portion of the wall. Really the only way to ensure you get the colour correct.


Have bought 7 colors, none look the same on the wall as they do on the little sample paper they give you

[mzdspd]

We went with a very light grey. It is called Grey Owl by Benjamin Moore and then we actually had it lightened. We painted sections of the wall to try out some colors.

It is a very light grey and then we painted the trim a standard white. Turned out really nice and was not too beige.

https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/290904457171938181/

[ExtraSlow]

That's a good call. If you are going light grey, you probably want pure bright white trim.

[bjstare]

We redid some areas of our house last year and searched for quite a while to find a light grey that had minimal undertones/neutral color/whatever. Have gotten a couple unsolicited comments on it being a "good shade" of grey. It's a valspar paint, I'll try and round up a can tonight to see what it's actually called.

[Tik-Tok]

We've got a medium/light grey walls, not much undertones, when I get home I'll take a pic and see what the colour is (from Benjamin Moore)

[G-ZUS]

We redid some areas of our house last year and searched for quite a while to find a light grey that had minimal undertones/neutral color/whatever. Have gotten a couple unsolicited comments on it being a "good shade" of grey. It's a valspar paint, I'll try and round up a can tonight to see what it's actually called.


We've got a medium/light grey walls, not much undertones, when I get home I'll take a pic and see what the colour is (from Benjamin Moore)


thanks guys, appreciate it!

[ganesh]

I recently painted the whole house with Winters Gate by C2 from Walls Alive. Really happy with how it turned out.
I think I have some extra paint so if you want to sample it I can give you some.

[Asian_defender]

My color is called neutral wheat. Have had it for years now and love it

[G-ZUS]

My color is called neutral wheat. Have had it for years now and love it

That looks more like a greige

[coreproperty]

Try a White wall instead because it will reduce the amount of heat emitted into your building. https://www.corepropertysolutions.ca
Visit us to learn more about how you can make an environmental change while reducing the amount of money you spend on AC and Electricity through green solutions.

[thinmyster]

We have our home painted edgecomb grey and revere pewter and both look great years later

[Asian_defender]

That looks more like a greige

mine is like this
https://www.google.com/search?q=greige&rlz=1C1GCEB_enCA787CA787&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiLqqGjt5HgAhUoCTQIHUPuBeEQ_AUIDigB&biw=1600&bih=758#imgrc=MRbA5ADs3mgudM:
more on the gray side

[B.Spilner]

From my experience and googling, you can't make a gray without having those undertones you listed. The undertones are blue, green, purple or pink. It's just finding a compromise that you're okay with. It also depends how much natural light your room gets as well as what color temperature your lights are.

Your floor and furniture will greatly affect how your walls look too.

Exactly this. All greys will have an undertone.

I just did 6 different grey samples for a customer and they all kept turning purple and brown. Every wall will also show different when your doing greys.

Our current house and the one we just sold are both done in cloverdale "touch of grey" and we love it. Opens up the house but it does have a slight blue undertone. I've had customers come look at it and they've loved it and used it in their own homes.

[P_D]

I went with what i thought was a solid grey but once the natural light hits it it has some purple to it. I think your best bet its to go into a full on paint store like BM or Cloverdale and get several sample cans and throw it on the walls.

[G-ZUS]

I think your best bet its to go into a full on paint store like BM or Cloverdale and get several sample cans and throw it on the walls.

Binder Dundat

[msommers]

I went with more of a green-medium grey. Feels warmer and far less sterile like blue-grey. Titanium from B/M iirc.

One paint shop I went to said it really depended on your overall lighting, even in each room. He told me to check out the colour in the bathroom, which I liked. Afterwards he revealed that every single wall (even the ceiling) was a different paint which gives it an overall even look.

When I was testing colours, got some sample cans and literally rolled strips beside each other, all over the house. When you see the one that just 'works' for you, it's a lot more obvious.

[Cword]

Photo Studio walls
https://www.prophotonut.com/2015/01/02/paint-studio-walls-dulux-ice-storm2-flat-matt/

[rage2]

I thought my walls were grey. But they turned out pink in the light haha.

[JRSC00LUDE]

I just finished a new house using Sherwin Williams ColorLife CL3171W Silver Lining LRV60 as the main wall colour, it is a light grey that looks awesome.

It meets a grey w/slight undertones of brown floor finish, black trim and gloss white/walnut millwork.

[coreproperty]

Try a White wall instead because it will reduce the amount of heat emitted into your building. https://www.corepropertysolutions.ca or https://www.alfaplumbing.ca
Visit us to learn more about how you can make an environmental change while reducing the amount of money you spend on AC and Electricity through green solutions .

Alfa is for plumbing as core is for roofing.

[G-ZUS]

Thanks guys ended up going with "Valspar Silver Dust", love it!

[Lex350]

Has anyone repainted their walls recently? Any designers on here? I'm looking for a really light gray paint for my walls, with no blue, beige, purple or green undertones. Just straight grey :dunno:

OK...(designer here) There will always be an undertone. Greys are broken up into two types. Warm greys(Yellow undertones) and cool greys (Blue undertones). What you want to do is first decide whether a warm or cool grey matches with what you have going on. Then pick a grey that doesn't have a lot of saturation in the colour. Also very careful about the type of light in the space. That more than anything can "tint" the appearance of your paint. Incandescent light is on a warm spectrum and will render in yellow tones. The new LED bulbs can render both warm and cold.

Also, if your space get a lot of natural light I would suggest going one to two shades darker on the corresponding paint strip especially if it is a lighter grey because it will otherwise get washed out. Also the finish of your paint will make a difference on how it picks up the light. Most people go with an eggshell type finish because if hides blemishes better but it also doesn't pick up reflections as much a a semi-gloss or gloss paint.

[bjstare]

Thanks guys ended up going with "Valspar Silver Dust", love it!

:thumbsup: