Gray paint looks blue --what's the fix?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The color is SW Boothbay Gray in eggshell finish.
One pp suggested adding yellower lights and another pp suggested adding whiter lights.
Any ideas? Thanks.

Images show it as a medium gray. We have extensive gray experience. I had 12 samples all in the finish we would use-that does change slightly. We had to do wall samples over other paint [medium cream color] and the area for gray got vastly different lighting [natural].

What happened? Differences from daylight to evening from shadows to bright all changed the color [tints of blue, green, purple, greige]. But fortunately some painnt stayed gray! Here's the stay gray cover cream in one coat. All BM aura. Classic grey [store can darken it by adding more black], white dove[too light], revere pewter.

Looking at your original color I'd go with classic gray. Buy the gallon. Put up a sample-6 by 6 in. Take the can back to the store and get 1/2 shot of black. Sample on wall. If that's not dark enough continue adding black.

OP here. Thank you for such a thoughtful response! Heading out to buy a gallon now ....

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Anonymous wrote:Curious that any "muted" paint color would be named Krypton.

I know, weird isn't it?

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[Anonymous]

Agree, grays are very tricky. Recommend getting those smaller pots of samples and putting them all over the room, in different spots. Focus on the popular colors - they are more tried and tested.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree, grays are very tricky. Recommend getting those smaller pots of samples and putting them all over the room, in different spots. Focus on the popular colors - they are more tried and tested.

How do you know a more popular color?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree, grays are very tricky. Recommend getting those smaller pots of samples and putting them all over the room, in different spots. Focus on the popular colors - they are more tried and tested.

How do you know a more popular color?

There are lots of blog posts on popular gray colors, and their undertones, and photos of those colors. Griege includes BM Rever Pewter, BM EDgecomb Gray. THere's SW Mindful Gray, SW Repose Gray, SW Agreeable Gray. All sort of look the same but when you get them on the walls, they are different.

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OP, if your are still reading here, I have a recommendation. The following website is a fabulous resource for how to correct color issues. It is very technical, but so helpful. Good luck!

http://www.thekeystocolor.com/why-color-often-goes-awry/