Keep in mind with it being slightly lighter, it can sometimes cast a very faint blue/purple hue. If you love the undertones of Dorian Gray but want something slightly lighter, then you’ll want to try Mindful Gray. They’re actually found right next to each other on a paint strip. Mindful Gray has just enough depth and very similar to Dorian Gray. You can see an example of Dorian Gray used here. This particular paint color pairs great with medium-dark flooring and bright white trim. At night you can certainly see all the gray undertones and during the day you can see the warmth this color provides. If you’re looking for a gray charcoal color, this is it! You can see an example of Gauntlet Gray being used here.ĭorian Gray is a gray that’s a medium-toned color. It’s a great color to use on an accent wall, in a room with a lot of natural light, and even as an exterior color for your home. With it being a darker gray, Gauntlet seemed to stay consistently gray no matter the lighting source even though it has a brown/taupe base color. Here are a few of my thoughts and opinions on each color: This part of the post will help tremendously if you’re looking for a gray paint color that doesn’t show any hints of another color or if you’re okay with a gray that also looks slightly blue. Some stay within the gray hues while others tend to look more blue, purple, or even beige. You can clearly see that the colors change when the lighting source changes.
Here’s what happened with the gray paint swatches in the different lighting: That’s why we took our post one step further and photographed the paint colors with natural daylight, at night with lamps on, and with just an overhead light on. All of a sudden your new favorite paint color looks horrible (or not what you fell in love with). You paint your sample during the day and when the natural sunlight goes away, you’re left with the lighting from lamps or overhead lighting.
Here are the 8 we put on our white bedroom walls so that we could get the best results:Īs you know, paint always changes color throughout the day depending on the lighting. These gray colors range from dark to light, cool to warm, and everything else in between. The ninth color is the extra Seattle paint I have left over from when we painted our home. After a lot of time spent researching the most sought after gray paint colors, I headed to my local paint store and had them mix 8 different grays. Since I can’t control how the paint is mixed, I can offer a new post featuring not one, but NINE, popular Sherwin-Williams gray paint colors that we put to the test. It has left many readers thrilled with the newly discovered color and others disappointed when they can’t get the exact match. I’m thinking this is because it’s a color from a paint brand that’s no longer around. The problem with this paint, is that it seems that based on the store where it’s mixed, you may go home with our exact Seattle color or one that has a hint of blue. This post was written after we finally found the Seattle paint formula so many had been searching for and it turned out to be the exact shade of gray we wanted for our home.
Which also leads me to my top read post here on the blog, The Perfect Gray Paint for any Home. The number one question I continue to receive in my inbox is if I have a recommendation for a gray color. Gray is still going strong as the go to neutral in many homes even with beige trying to make a comeback.
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