Thanks, Lisa, Hi Lisa, thanks for your note! If you go white, then the almond pops! Let’s focus on ‘lightening’ for the sake of explanation. Not darkened as you know BMist LRV is 67 which is too washed out as per your fab info. Use a tinted primer that is close to the lighter color you are shooting for if you are lightening a color already on the wall. And Testors Enamel Paint Markers are available individually or in 3-pack sets. Blue just may be the most versatile shade on the color wheel. Chat soon! I have Artigiano subway tile backsplash the color is Tremiti Sand, kind of a taupe tan with a praline mortar. 64 (like Edgecomb Gray), you can expect 50% to take it somewhere around 74-ish (math is not my strong-point). What are your thoughts on how it pairs with oak cabinets and dark wood look floors? People DO tend to respond more emotionally to slightly stronger colours, more so than safe neutrals, so a bit here and there won’t hurt! I figured I might as well be “bold” and lighten it up a lot! Top left corner has NO light, so Hale Navy looks blackish. Your email address will not be published. Also, the more BLACK there is in the colour ‘recipe’ the more noticeable the shift will be. It is impossible to cleanly change paint colors on rounded walls. If you read my last article on LRV and why you should NEVER choose a paint colour without it, you’ve probably got the main idea down pat, which is…. Thanks, Hi Brooke…hey, I think we’ve chatted before Okay, so I left you a comment on a different post that I want you to check out re: some workable neutrals for ‘mass appeal’. Go beyond a basic white. Wait, that doesn’t sound so good, does it? Our top 50 colors include a variety of neutrals which span a full spectrum of shades and hues. I tried to figure your links out for paint color help. The color is sophisticated while making the space feel lived in and unfussy. Apparently not! I’m currently working on my lighting plan. In the end, I pretty much have the same color and hue…no difference. And just because you lighten or darken a colour by 25% or 50%, doesn’t mean you will be left with the SAME COLOUR just lighter or darker. Here’s the paint color in our kitchen: But it appears darker there than it is. I once had a comment back that the buyer said “not even a pencil is out of place”. 25 . For some people, a subtle tweak isn’t worth it, but if you are anal (one of my more redeeming qualities) and looking to hit things. I’m now confused…thanks for any help! To keep it simple, I’ll use the same trim color throughout. When I first started learning about LRV, I read that lower LRV numbers ABSORB light, higher LRV numbers reflect light. Squeeze a pea-sized amount of acrylic paint onto your palette that you want to lighten. AND REMEMBER, IT’S SUBTLE, so don’t get your knickers in a knot. And contrary to popular belief, I was told (as I phoned to check a few months ago) that Balboa Mist isn’t the lighter version of Collingwood. My entire house (and I do mean entire) is “builder’s beige”; the ceilings, walls, trim, doors. Just because I drink a lot of wine…doesn’t mean I won’t sit back with a G & T. Just because Tim works from home now, doesn’t mean he puts pants on. Drives me crazy! Here are the steps I follow…. Their colour matching system is approx 96% accurate (I would know this because I worked there), which for the sake of what we’re doing works like a hot damn and is approx $3.99 per sample pot. You can take it back and get the paint store to lighten it. However, when you adjust a colour, the way it looks can shift slightly and not just in DEPTH, but in ‘colour’. Online decorating and e-design, e-decor consultations. You’ll win in a landslide. Color: La Fonda Olive by Valspar Paint. Thank you for this SUPER helpful post! And this guess makes sense with the experiences I’ve had. ), what grey is warm but without the green undertone (or whatever that is that I am seeing? I’ll match the upper kitchen cabinets to the trim color. Then I went back and outlined the swatch in white paint. I’ve already finished white cotton canvas slipcovers for all my upholstered furniture, and plan to make simple , white cotton rod-pocket curtains for all the windows except the HUGE west-facing one. I feel like I need something in between…. That’s because that weee little bit of LRV that it has is working overtime on a small paint chip. Cathy Kincaid creates an easy conversation nook located in the dining room of this 18th-century ferryman's cottage with stellar views of the Connecticut River. For summer I’ll pull in duck-eggy pillows, throws, & accessories. I tested Wickham Gray in one room and while I love how fresh and cool it is, it may be almost too green-blue and maybe still too dark. How to Lighten Paint for the Perfect Color - Within the Grove (Whoever said this stuff isn’t brain surgery?) Well… this is what I have come to realize: the more depth of color there is, the more color there is to appreciate. I am trying to determine if I would be better off lightening Stonington Gray or trying to find a new lighter color (BM Paper White?) Will it be THE SAME. HOWEVER, give a paint colour with a high LRV a TON of light and it will wash-out – you’ll lose it entirely. However, in my never-ending goal of being a non-scientific colour nerd, I have figured out a few more things about this crazy thing called LRV. Farrow and Ball's French Gray holds up to its name.. When you lighten or darken a paint colour you are changing the way it looks – it will look lighter or darker and will have a different LRV. I have 7 large painted boards on the wall and once I narrow down what I can and cannot live with if we don’t sell I will contact you since we have some time before we find out if the company will make it through or not. It’s an open floor plan so everything is pretty much connected. Anyways, the look of your natural light (especially east/west/south) will shift throughout the day, which means that your wall that was DAY-GLO in the morning, could look perfect in the afternoon. So, if your paint colour starts at an LRV of 60, 25% lighter can make it approx. I think they used .25 of the original formula and I ended up with a 75% lighter sample. Dependable, versatile, warm, and subtle, it's one of the best paint colors for a bedroom. Karen L. Lv 7. The 2″ white border. Luckily, it is a bit easier than a north/south and there should be some options that humour both exposures nicely. The moral of the story is that if you are going to lighten/darken a colour, make sure you see a SAMPLE of it lightened/darkened to make sure you still like what you see. I think Trout Gray might be too light. Will it be similar? Argent (1322) Source: Pratt and Lambert. How do I know that? For the lower cabinet, I’ll test a soft, duck-eggy blue semigloss. The colour rises UP and brightens, so you can actually see the ‘colour’ of Cyberspace, rather than a slightly blackish colour as shown on the left. Help! It changes the color and it can look chalky rather than lighter. However, it still will reflect some light, as shown in this next photo…. That gray that seems too dark might be perfect once it’s, That beige that seems just a bit too light might be bang-on once it’s, More simple colours are made of up approx. Any guidance you can provide would be greatly appreciated. THANK YOU, if I could I would buy you a bottle of your favorite wine . I live in a new development and the builder paints every interior SW Kilm beige so I avoid even revere pewter as an over reaction which could be lovely. Its number generally relates to the percentage of light it reflects back. Basically, on a larger scale, you see that the colour looks different than you thought it would. On those samples, there isn’t enough surface area for LRV to work it’s magic, however on the large scale, there is a bigger surface to gather light and then reflect it back – even if it’s a small amount. All you have to do it ask the person at the paint desk to lighten up your paint by a certain percentage. 99 The family room photo is a really good example of how it looks on the walls. ~Kylie, Friend Kylie! 65% of the light back into the room. Is this a problem? They looked at me dazed and confused. You said you darkened SW Creamy by 25% for your second floor (no photo shown). I read all of your links, great info. (1) What trim color did you use with the tweaked Creamy, and are there any undertones after darkening? So, if your paint colour starts at approx. If 50% isn’t enough, maybe you need to look at a different colour. I would imagine that with your entryway being darker, that Balboa Mist would look similar in depth to Collingwood, simply because the room itself will shade it a bit via the lack of light! The painter is coming in one week!! My husband’s company is not doing well and we may have to move. It might not reflect a TON, but it still reflects some. A paint color that looked just perfect in the middle of the day may look different in the morning or evening. https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/3-easy-steps-to-your-perfect-paint-colour Peaceful lime green. I painted my paint boards with the “new” 25% lighter Manchester Tan and it looks extremely light. 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