Additionally we are looking for an exterior trim color that is dark like an architectural bronze found on window frames that would work well with this white primary color on the walls. Sherwin Williams Origami White is not a paint color that will work in every home as lighting, interior dcor, design layout and the type of fixed elements you have in your home will determine how this paint color will react in your home. He described his colour as a true neutral with no undertones and advised they would work together. Thank you for your post! Your last comment about. VIOLET. Would city loft brighten it up a bit or is it a mistake because it has a different undertone? The insight you give about undertones and room exposures is so helpful. and not in a good way. Is it? I really do not want to paint the wall a true white as that would be to much of a contrast against the suede paint. This will probably seem so off base today because everything leans the opposite, but are there any off-white neutral colors that you have used that have green undertones that you would recommend? Color recs for the next coolest family please? We cannot stress enough how important it is to not judge a color by how it looks online, colors will look different on every screen. In a home that gets ample natural light, painting Oyster White on your exterior will show more of the softer, beige side of Oyster White. Can you give me guidance? Hi Jenn, take a look at BM White Dove, it could be quite lovely! Look at: Pure white on trim, Dorian gray or silver mist for *shutters possibly pavestone if using white duck or alabaster( *only two in front its a cottage) and silver mist on door. Actually theres a whole wide range of whites, including warm whites, cool whites, off-whites, and pastels. SW 7010 White Duck paint color by Sherwin-Williams is a White paint color used for interior and exterior paint projects. One of the other colors I was considering was gossamer veil. Is a combo of Pure White, Duck White, and Mindful Gray a good one? Hi Kylie, Alabaster SW 7008 is the lightest of our warm whites so that would work for you. Christy, I totally feel your frustration! Im a non designer home owner / design enthusiast here and just came across this blog when trying to search for a comparison with some off whites (because Im Hi Kylie, I love your blog! Most of the light greys Ive seen are too dark. I cant recall why I went with Aesthetic White but I honestly dont think I could have gone wrong with either one. Hi Beth! What is the blue color of island Kylie is sitting on? It also sounds like it will be lighter than Barren Plain, which again, could expose the purple in Barren Plain, leaving me feeling a bit nervous overall. Natural Choice vs White Duck. We are renovating and I need to choose a colour for the main floor (LR DR, FR ,kitchen ,PwdrR) and hallways. Ive been reading all your posts but havent seen you mention natural choice or natural ground. For reference, my favorite SW off-off white is Oyster White, but it leans too green for this room. Id like something non yellow that would add a crisp, clean look to the vinyl. Oh boy????.. A tint of yellow gives Dover White a brighter look thats soft and inviting. Thank you. What is the inverse of aesthetic white where it is grey with a wink of beige within that LRV? Thank you. Our painter coincidentally chose Alabaster as an option. A greige is in between a beige and a gray. It is likely that this will be the trim color for the inside of the house. I tried classic grey and vanilla milkshake as samples but just to much color for what i want here. Your trim and cabinetry should be the same color however I need a little more info before I can recommend a color. If you like the general look of Silver Satin, but want your walls LIGHTER, Benjamin Moore Calm has a similar approach. Natural Choice SW 7011 I have those dreaded cream / off white cabinets you spoke of. Let me know when you get a minute and thanks again. When Stevie isnt writing and researching, she likes to knit, crochet, and spin yarn on her antique Great Wheel. Hi! Nuance, Moderne White, Ethereal White, Frosty White, etc.). Compared with most greige colors, it will look creamy or very light beige. White Duck is a unique name for a unique color. We werent told the paint brand. Look at: Hi Kylie, Oyster White looks creamy next to this handsome navy blue door. Hi Carla! Here is a quick comparison of the two colors to help you decide which is right for your space: Oyster White: Oyster white is a warm, creamy white with hints of gray and brown. An interior designer suggested using Pearly White on everything, saying that it is a warmer white and goes with everything. We have an open floor plan 9 ft ceilings in kitchen and 10 in living room. Consider yourself warned. If your doors are Greek Villa you would want to paint all of the architectural trim (baseboards/windows etc.) Did you want a lighter color and are you keeping the trim? ~Kylie. It also is very creamy like Shoji but has a neutral undertone to it, rather than the pink in Shoji. Oyster White is very neutral and has few undertones, making it easy to coordinate with different color palettes and style choices. hah, that is so interesting! I know a pink undertone can ruin things. Whether you're looking for inspiration, or actually planning to use this paint, SW White Duck would be a great option. Do you have a preference at all for what color family you want the walls to be? We are trying to decide on a color for our custom made kitchen cabinets. Nope, Natural Choice doesnt usually flash pink, if anything it can almost pick up a weee wink o green, so it sounds like youre on the right path! I want to brighten dull basement walls that are now beige. Look at: Can you suggest a trim colour that would work with all these colours? Consider soft, muted greens, golden yellows, browns, and blues as part of a meadow or forest palette. curious what your thoughts were on those colors for exterior I will have stained wood doors and posts with stone on the house as well, with clay colored windows. Benjamin Moore, in some lights, Classic Gray can look quite greige, but really, its a warm gray, while Classic Gray FAVOURS gray, it never looks icy cold like traditional gray paint colours, White Duck has an LRV of 74, so it really is on the border of off-white and light, offering CONTRAST with trim without visual WEIGHT, its great if youre looking for a warm, but not OBVIOUSLY beige, gray or creamy neutral, like Aesthetic White (coming shortly), its one of the few options with no obvious undertone to wrestle with, in the above photo, White Duck is shown with Benjamin Moore, Silver Satin has an LRV of 76, so its sittin pretty in the off-white range, because its a warm gray, Silver Satin will come up a bit warmer in a, Silver Satin looks pretty with Sherwin Williams, theyre more affordable than the samples pots/rollers/foam boards that are needed for traditional paint sampling, If you keep the samples on their white paper, you can move them around the room, Creamy has an LRV Of 81, which is an UBER fab off-white depth, on the, Creamy has enough warmth to be OBVIOUS without being obnoxiously yellow, especially compared to, Aesthetic White has an LRV of 73, so its another on-the-border colour, but I still find that it gives a fab off-white look with no obvious green/purple/blue/colour in it, Its nice for a north-facing room for a neutral, but not particularly warm NOR cold look. White Duck has a little gray, and beige mixed together but watch what happens when I compare this paint color with Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace in the video down below. This shade pairs especially well with traditional spaces thanks to its approachable quality that feels timeless. The 3 Wicked Whites of the West When it comes to picking a white paint colour for trims, doors and cabinets, there is a fiiiiine-line between what is flexible and what is most definitely not. Im installing what I thought was pure-white marble hex floor tile (to be grouted in gray), but when the tile arrived, I realized it has a warm (slightly yellowish) undertone. Is there one that will also look good in a South Facing room too, as my entry connects to the family room that faces the south. Ivory Lace #SW7013 And yes, painting the ceiling Alabaster will make your space bigger and brighter and highlight all the vertical space you have. So its not that its BAD, it can just be limiting for other choices Another blogger said Natural Choice could flash pink which is what I am trying to avoid. I would much rather see you in SW Pure White which is more simple and flexible. Hi Karen! If youre looking for a hue that feels a little cooler, look no further than Eider White. I have Acacia Wood floors in my kitchen, dining and living room and golden oak cabinets in the kitchen. 2. Hi Sams Mom! Salty Dog is a handsome trim color for this Oyster White kitchen. A good comparison/alternative would be Sherwin Williams Toque White which is just a touch warmer. This value is close enough for me to consider Oyster White to be an off-white color. The 12 Best WHOLE HOME Gray and Greige Paint Colours, Paint Colour Review of Sherwin Williams Egret White, The 8 Best WHOLE HOME Warm Neutral Paint Colours. Oooo, if it were ME, I would lean towards doing the ceiling the same as the trim so that I have more flexibility down the road White Duck on the ceiling will limit you LONG-term for wall colours :). The walls in our home were freshly painted Thistle Gray when we moved in. And then theres exposure (north/south/east/west facing) which ALL all have their own colour quirks. This home uses Oyster White and Coastal Plain to accent the natural beauty of hardwood floors and a stone fireplace. Dover White will read as a light yellow and Shoji White can read like a light tan. Paired with White Dove for walls. Walls are currently Navajo white. Ive also toyed with the idea of BM Seashell I am having kitchen cabinets painted. Off-whites and pastels have bits of color in their makeup that keep them from looking washed out under bright lighting situations, and coordinate well with different colors. Here are color suggestions for off-whites with a warm golden/yellow undertone that may work better with your warm tile. Our style for furniture is a mix of antiques, Victorian, mixed with some Ethan Allen British Collection. Warmer whites will have either a drop of yellow or red that is what makes them warm. I am trying to choose an exterior color. Hi Peggy! The undertones are just enough to keep Oyster White from looking stark or glaring. As an exterior paint color, if you have alot of exterior green follage, it could make a better white paint color than Oyster White because those warm tones will neutralize all the green. We are going to paint our living area that has lots of natural light. Kylie, I LOVE your articles! I'm so glad you're here! If you have a very cool tone room, Shoji White might be your better bet, because it has a bit less green in its mix to come out. Im renovating a tiny (42 sf) bathroom in an old house; gets very little natural light. I wanted to use SW alabaster but am now leaning towards SW pure white as a whole house paint (walls, cabinets, trim, doors) Will it be to stark white? I havent been able to find any mention of this for a trim color. 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Alabaster SW 7008 is a warm white, check out Greek Villa SW 7551 and Origami White SW 7636 for two more options. Aesthetic White DOES have some warmth, but its nicely subdued by a wink o gray. This one is exactly what the color states. BUT, honey floors and kitchen cabinets (open concept living/dining/kitchen); and beautiful greenery outside (with distant ocean viewsno neighbors) are driving me crazy. Ive always been drawn to off-whites over white but all of the new sinks and tubs are white so Im completely lost as to the best trim and cabinet color. Oyster White lends a luminous softness to this bedroom, paired with a Mink trim. Best regards, Hi Robin! Its good for situations where you want a white that doesnt look too stark or glaring. Im trying to find more information on SW City Loft. Alabaster is also much brighter than Oyster White, with a LRV of 82 that sits on the borderline between off-white and true white. How about a white that is not stark and pairs well with a dark brown? Hello, We are painting our entire house white and have decided to go with pure white SW7005. Origami White SW 7636, Hello. The existing walls are SW ivorie, which contrast nicely with the trim, but want to change the wall to whitish/beige/greige/neutral color. So(awkward moment) cream IS yellow, its just yellow with a neutral base added to it, and thats JUST what you get when you choose Creamy. Modern White SW 6168 is a strong contender but we are unsure if it is the right choice. This is a learn-to-decorate blog, not a look-what-Kylie-can-do blog. Hello I am painting my kitchen clary sage. Oyster White Undertones Then maybe use Mindful Gray on the walls in one or two corner rooms like the dining room and/or office. I really like SW Shitaki for the island. colors do you suggest go together for walls and cabinets. I have also read on just doing one color for baseboards, walls, ceilings in the same white and just changing the paint to a semi-gloss. . In 2016, Alabaster was the Sherwin-Williams COTY and Simply White was Benjamin Moore's Top Color. Or, starting over and trying SW Jogging Path and SW Grecian Ivory- maybe they wouldnt flash pink? Looking it up online I see that its from Kelly Moore. Natural Choice in SW Captivate will be used on the living room walls. These colours are relatively neutral, but that doesnt mean theyre fool-proof (as there are no fool-proof neutrals). Im asking for those of us that have major dislike of pink, purple and/or red undertones, and have major issues with those undertones coming through due to the natural lighting, etc. Hi Karen! Let us know when you get a minute, thanks again. We have an open floor plan: kitchen island cabinet will be black; quartz countertops will be Clovelly (Cambria) (its off white, gold, bronze, black veining). A lot of popular beige paint colours have a slightly golden, yellow-orange undertone to them. I am okay with a slightly greenish or yellowish undertone. We live in the Seattle area so there are many overcast days and I do not want to end up with a light gray house rather than the off-white I am hoping for. Thanks for the whites education. For example. Sign up for a free Virtual Color Consultation here: https://www.sherwinwilliams.com/homeowners/color/lead-csi. I am really wanting to paint ceilings, wall and trim in same color but difft sheens. Repainting my homes stucco exterior which is south facing. Hi Shanna, City Loft is definitely not white and definitely not cool! I have a mottled brown brick front facade, dark wood front door, garage doors. having a heck of a time choosing a color for my mantle now that I had tile installed in the surround that I think Im about to regret). To me, it is so yellow looking, and I have northern exposure throughout. I picked a carpet that is very similar to drift of mist, grey with green undertones making it look greige. If you love it anyways, then thats cool! This is a great website and your feedback is greatly appreciated. This color is on-trend and has a big fan following thanks to its ability to offer warmth without straying into the yellow section of the color wheel. Hi Chelle, There is no way to tone down the red in a cherry floor.