Help me chose 1 of 2 chair colors for this sofa

[Anonymous]

Yesterday I posted 3 pictures of chairs and asked for advice on which one to go with, Majority says the char from Designer Living, which is my favorite. I'm going to order the chair but am waffling on one of two colors.

We current own this sofa in the gray as pictured:

http://www.roomandboard.com/catalog/living/sofas/anson-sofas

I've decided on two of these chairs but am torn between the orange or seafoam color. My husband thinks we should stick with the neutral palette recommended by a designer we hired to give us ideas,. I think a contrast color might be nice, but we'v already selected accessories (pillows, lamps) in a pop color of bright green, which looks good with the couch. Wall color is very light gray. The designer's rationale is that we can always change colors of rugs, pillows, artwork, etc. with neutral palette.

Here is the chair:

http://www.designerliving.com/Product/chairs/madison-park-oxford-chair/31142

Options are seafoam and orange.

Thanks for your help. I always get great advice here.

[Anonymous]

I like the seafoam. Buy an orange pillow if you want some warmth.

[Anonymous]

Hmm. So I think, given you've selected accessories in bright green, the question becomes which of the two chairs looks better with the bright green. It's hard to tell on the computer screen - the colors seems muted, or are they that way in person?

I think neutral with a pop of color is classic, but ALL neutral, with one pop of color, is too dull. You want two contrasts.

However, bright green and muted orange don't quite seem to work well together. Thinking about the color wheel, the orange color tends to work well with colors like seafoam green, right? (I worked at place that had those two color in the logo).

So, all things considered, in this particular instance, if your accessories are a very bright green (like kelly green), I think you have to go with the seafoam chair. If your accessories are not a full on vibrant green, OR, if the organe chair is more vibrant than it appears on the computer screen, then i think you go with orange.