Pale Oak vs. Edgecombe Gray from Benjamin Moore

[Anonymous]

Revere Pewter has been my best experience with gray thus far. That's one of the greige paints. I have it in an open room with 1950's oak floor, dark wood cabinets and black granite counters. There's a lot going on, but it works. I think I have edgecomb gray in one of my kid's rooms, but it's a pretty dark room-- so there isn't much opportunity for it to change color. We paired it with a very dark gray rug from crate and barrel. I had a really bad experience with Silver Gray in my basement, it looks baby blue at certain times of the day-- people think it is blue paint.

[Anonymous]

Try Maria Killiam's blog op. I also used her paid service for a color consult for my exterior paint and was really happy with her suggestions.

[Anonymous]

I don't think you can go wrong with either Edgecomb grey or Revere Pewter. I love both of these. Edgecomb grey is a bit lighter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am debating between these two right now.

I originally was going to go with Edgecombe Gray but it turns a purpley brown in certain lights. Yesterday the sample board I have was showing a cold blue during the day with no lights on.

Pale Oak is lighter and seems very pretty and fresh. It does seem to go a little lavender at times. If you have used it, have you noticed any undertones?

My room has a northern exposure and it's been very hard to find a color that will work!

Unfortunately, our granite is gray and and any cream based color clashes with it.

Thanks in advance.

I painted and placed drywall pieces of BM Revere Pewter, Edgecomb Gray and Pale Oak around my house for weeks before choosing. I like BM Pale Oak too. In the end, I choose Revere Pewter for my northern exposure rooms and it worked out great without any green undertone: the depth was needed. I painted a huge foyer, LR and halls Edgecomb Gray and get nothing but compliments-these are west, east/west exposures. No lavender undertones, just a nice amicable griege.

[Anonymous]

We were looking at these also. Pale Oak is definitely lighter and cooler. Edgecomb gray, while still light, is darker than pale oak and warmer (beigier). Revere Pewter is a nice color, but the darkest of the three and I think has a little more green it. So a lot depends on where it's going and what it's going with. All three are great colors.