Creamy couch is possibly pink

[Anonymous]

I got a very very light beige couch online, looked at all the review pics first. I got it and liked it but now my ds claims it is "pink". Would this bother you? My room is gray, brown and ivory tones. I am so upset as returning would be a huge pain.

[Anonymous]

Name the website and name of the sofa so we can take a peek.

[Anonymous]

No my daughter has a lovely pink couch from JoyBird. It is fantastic comfy and it's neutral really. Looks so nice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Name the website and name of the sofa so we can take a peek.

It’s definitely not the color it is online, even the pics people took look like a totally neutral light beige. In person and maybe due to light in my house I cannot unsee the pink

[Anonymous]

Does it bother you? Can you un-see the pink or is it going to make you second-guess yourself every time you look at it?

I ordered a light gray couch online from West Elm and I'm finding it reads like a cooler, lavender-ish gray, which doesn't work so great with my color palette, which is warmer. It kind of makes me crazy, but it's in the basement so I'm not looking at it all the time and probably wouldn't be noticed by anyone else.

[Anonymous]

Can you change the temperature of your lights or light bulbs? 2700 and 3000 have a soft warm reddish glow. Higher temps go cool.

[Anonymous]

Check out some of these Maria Killam articles on dealing with pink beige:

https://mariakillam.com/pinkbeigesofa/#:~:text=Turquoise%2C%20Navy%2C%20White%20Colour%20Palette&text=You%20can%20make%20it%20work,undertones%20we're%20dealing%20with.

[Anonymous]

I think if you add the right color pillows etc it will look creamy - it's all about the accessories and lighting.

[Anonymous]

Wow I didn’t know pink beige was a thing

[Anonymous]

I’ve noticed ivories can look pink against some greys. I would try different throw pillows to see if they change the tone through contrast.

So much of color is how it relates to other colors that I bet if you put it against something else, it would absolutely read ivory vs pink. I went to an open house recently where the trim was grey and the white walls DEFINITELY looked pink- but I’m sure in another context the same paint would look white

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve noticed ivories can look pink against some greys. I would try different throw pillows to see if they change the tone through contrast.

So much of color is how it relates to other colors that I bet if you put it against something else, it would absolutely read ivory vs pink. I went to an open house recently where the trim was grey and the white walls DEFINITELY looked pink- but I’m sure in another context the same paint would look white

This. Perhaps your grey is too cool. If the sofa isn’t too heavy maybe it will work in a different room. I have a white that leans yellow and one with a wink of pink. It all depends on the way it’s facing in my house.

[Anonymous]

Always get a swatch!!

[Anonymous]

No, it seems like it would go well with your room colors, actually. BTW, that's how it reads in that room with the light you have. Maybe elsewhere you wouldn't see it as pink?