Manchester Tan vs. Edgecombe Gray

[Anonymous]

I am looking for a light neutral for the open areas of my house: LR, DR, halls and foyer. Initially I was going to go with Edgecombe since it is apparently more up to date. I have samples of both colors painted on those 'small walls" you can buy and have moved them around the room at different times of the day. I am concerned about the Edgecombe looking blue or gray at times, and about the Manchester Tan looking too yellow!

Any opinions or experiences with these two colors greatly appreciated!

[Anonymous]

I'm just kidding girl you should have seen me trying to pick a shade of white it was bananas.

[Anonymous]

^^ That's how I feel! Edgecombe Gray also looks very blue on the largest wall in the area where I had planned to use it. I'm following for ideas.

[Anonymous]

try Simply White?

[Anonymous]

I can't comment on Edgecome Gray, but Manchester Tan seems to have a lot of yellow. I have a guest bedroom in Man Tan and want to change it.

[Anonymous]

Revere Pewter? Gray Owl?

[Anonymous]

Edgecomb - I've used in two houses, and it doesn't look gray/blue at all - frankly, it's almost more beige than gray. But white is now the hot color. Now I want to repaint everything.

[Anonymous]

OP are you OK being surrounded by cold tones? I have tried clod toned gray colors twice because they look attractive but after a few days -just hate it. Everything feels so dreary-like a cloudy day or an office with gray cubicles.

I prefer warmer creams with with white trim.

[Anonymous]

I have Edgecomb in one large room downstairs and Edgecomb lightened by 25% for one room upstairs. Neither looks blue or even that grey- they both feel pretty warm

[Anonymous]

I posted on another paint thread about BM Balboa Mist. You should consider getting a sample of it. It is a very light greige and looks so pretty and cheerful in our house especially in natural light. I liked it a lot more than I thought I would and ended up having several rooms painted that color.

[Anonymous]

OP here, thanks everyone! I will check out some of the other options especially Balboa Mist. I know I'm weird but I don't like white walls, to me they are colder than gray, unless it is an off white of some kind

For those who have used a creamier color, do you have any specific suggestions?

[Anonymous]

I find Revere Pewter to be a nice warm greige. I used it in my office.

[Anonymous]

We ended up with Pale Oak in our north-ish facing bedroom (which gets direct early morning light) and couldn't be happier. It feels lighter on the walls than it looked on the strip.

[Anonymous]

We used Edgecomb grey with simply white trim in a bedroom with lots of natural light. It didn't look blue at all, more of a sophisticated greyish-tan. It's a good living area color too.

[Anonymous]

I did Edgecomb Gray at 75% strength (i.e., lighten by 25%) and that was a winner for me. A very light warm cream IMHO with a very slight green undertone.
I second the person who mentioned Pale Oak....its was recommended to me by a paid color consultant for our open space house and I love it. When we were painting it with no furniture around it had lavendar undertone to it, but that disappeared once real life stuff was around (furniture, art, etc).