Behr gray paint color

[stephlove]

We're in the process of painting our entire main floor. It's not open concept, but I'd like to stick with the same color throughout all the rooms. I've decided on a gray tone, but I'm having trouble figuring out what type of gray would look best.

• Kitchen has white cabinets and black counter tops
• Living room couch is a medium brown. The wood in the room is all warm, dark tones
• Living room has a navy blue accent wall, I would like to keep it
• Flooring throughout is a dark wood. 

I'm not sure if I should go on the more greige side because the living room is more on the warmer tone of things. Will that clash with the black and white kitchen? What about a more blue-toned gray?

Recommendations are appreciated. I do not live anywhere near a BM store, so colors I can easily get at Home Depot are my best bet.

Thanks!

[demandypants]

I am not familiar with the Behr colors, as I typically get my paint at Sherwin Williams. In anycase. It may be easiest to find a neutral grey, that isn't too cool/blue because I am not sure that would do well in the living room with the warmer colors you described. I do think that dependent on the hue of the navy wall it could possibly work with a warmer grey/greige. But it would need to be a warmer blue, if that is a thing

[msmerymac]

We have Behr paint colors. The one we went for in our master was Gentle Rain (790 e-2), which was not too blue (I didn't want it to look blue), and a nice, medium gray. Bright white trim and ceiling. I was going for true gray rather than greige. I also liked Natural Gray, but it might be a bit dark for the entire main floor. We did the main floor in Classic Taupe.

[mrsemilys]

I have Behr Ashes in my formal dining and living room and think it coordinates well with white and a few shades of wood.



Not sure if you are stuck on Behr but I just did SW Mega Greige in my son's nursery and I love it also

[nomad100]

Feb 12, 2014 10:16:00 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

We have Behr paint colors. The one we went for in our master was Gentle Rain (790 e-2), which was not too blue (I didn't want it to look blue), and a nice, medium gray. Bright white trim and ceiling. I was going for true gray rather than greige. I also liked Natural Gray, but it might be a bit dark for the entire main floor. We did the main floor in Classic Taupe.

We just painted 3 of the walls in our master Gentle Rain.  I really like it.  It is a nice true grey.  Looks great with a darker dusty purple too.

As for a greige, we used Mineral in our living room.  It is a nice light grey in natural light and has a warmer tan hue in artificial light.  

[boiler717]

We have similar colors -- I have white cabinets and counters, dark wood floors, dark wood furniture, medium brown couch, navy dining and powder rooms. We did Benjamin Moore revere pewter (a greige). I love it.

[BeagleMama]

My second bedroom is in Behr Sparrow. It a soft gray-gray not too blue or beige. I don't have a photo on hand, but here is someone else's example:

[stephm0188]

HD will colormatch Glidden and Martha Stewart shades as well. I only use Behr.



This is my kitchen. It's Glidden's Barely Jade. It changes color throughout the day, but is mostly blue gray with a slight greenish undertone.



I don't have a picture available, but I used Martha Stewart Whetstone Grey in our master bedroom and bath. It's a beautiful warmer greige.

[stephlove]

I love a lot of these suggestions. I think I'm going to get a few samples and test out the colors in the room.

[krisim]

We used Dolphin Fin in my DD's room and it has a lot of blue in the undertone. I didn't care for it after we got it up and wish I would have repainted (especially because we have cream trim and that seems to accentuate the blueish color).

[demelza]

I LOVE Behr Silver Drop which I would describe as a greyish tan color.

[kellikans]

we did BM Grey Owl lightened 50% in our living and dining room and have a mix of black, white and brown in the rooms (black woods, seagrass dining room chairs, brown leather armchair, white sofa). I love the color.

[pitterwoo]

Feb 12, 2014 11:35:16 GMT -5 boiler717 said:

We have similar colors -- I have white cabinets and counters, dark wood floors, dark wood furniture, medium brown couch, navy dining and powder rooms. We did Benjamin Moore revere pewter (a greige). I love it.

Revere Pewter is a great greige. I have my living room painted Edgecomb Grey which is just one color up on the same strip. There's a pic in my bio in the sub board.

[lulu13]

Feb 12, 2014 23:56:00 GMT -5 kellikans said:

we did BM Grey Owl lightened 50% in our living and dining room and have a mix of black, white and brown in the rooms (black woods, seagrass dining room chairs, brown leather armchair, white sofa). I love the color.

I am just about to have my house pained BM Gray Owl (after accidently first having it painted a horrendous lilac color that I thought was gray ). Is the Gray Owl a true gray without blue/purple undertones? I am so nervous after the last incident.

[marsh127]

We used Behr Cathedral Gray in our guest room and French Silver in our hallway which seems to go along well with our dark-ish blue living room. The living room is Cayman Bay also by Behr.

[pitterwoo]

Feb 13, 2014 12:35:06 GMT -5 lulu13 said:

Feb 12, 2014 23:56:00 GMT -5 kellikans said:

we did BM Grey Owl lightened 50% in our living and dining room and have a mix of black, white and brown in the rooms (black woods, seagrass dining room chairs, brown leather armchair, white sofa). I love the color.

I am just about to have my house pained BM Gray Owl (after accidently first having it painted a horrendous lilac color that I thought was gray ). Is the Gray Owl a true gray without blue/purple undertones? I am so nervous after the last incident.

I'm not familiar with the color, but just a tip you can ask at your paint store to look up the formula and they can tell you the undertones to a color.  Also look at what paint chips are next to it, not just on that strip, but the strips next to it to see where it falls among the colors.  Undertones are hard, sucks that happened to you.

[prazenjc]

Feb 12, 2014 17:08:58 GMT -5 krisim said:

We used Dolphin Fin in my DD's room and it has a lot of blue in the undertone. I didn't care for it after we got it up and wish I would have repainted (especially because we have cream trim and that seems to accentuate the blueish color).

we have a powder room in light French grey, which is the lightest shade on dolphin fin's paint chip, as I recall (we painted it years ago now). I love it and it does have a great faint bluish tinge to it. 

that said, my neutral go to right now is the one pitterwoo mentioned, revere pewter. we have done it color matched in Behr and Valspar, even used on the same wall when we ran out of one! anyway, I shared that to say that behr does color match (and well, imo).

[kellikans]

Feb 13, 2014 12:35:06 GMT -5 lulu13 said:

Feb 12, 2014 23:56:00 GMT -5 kellikans said:

we did BM Grey Owl lightened 50% in our living and dining room and have a mix of black, white and brown in the rooms (black woods, seagrass dining room chairs, brown leather armchair, white sofa). I love the color.

I am just about to have my house pained BM Gray Owl (after accidently first having it painted a horrendous lilac color that I thought was gray ). Is the Gray Owl a true gray without blue/purple undertones? I am so nervous after the last incident.

I think it's a pretty true grey.

this pic:



is grey owl lightened by 50% (not my house, but the same color) and it reads pretty true here.  I love it.  it's light enough to be airy and open without being white.  we've gotten a lot of compliments on it. 

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I'm really digging that sparrow. I have a really sunny nursery that is currently yellow and just so happy and warm. I'm thinking of painting it grey as a perfect backdrop for a superhero theme and I'm so afraid of taking away that relaxing warmth that's currently going on. This might just be the thing!

[Ramz-ee]

I am also a fan of Sparrow. I just painted over a darker gray (Porpoise) in my hallway with Sparrow and was shocked at how much lighter the hallway looked.

My living room is BM's Van Deusen Blue. You look through the living room to the hall and the colors look beautiful together. 

[eliza22]

Feb 13, 2014 23:44:30 GMT -5 kellikans said:

Feb 13, 2014 12:35:06 GMT -5 lulu13 said:

I am just about to have my house pained BM Gray Owl (after accidently first having it painted a horrendous lilac color that I thought was gray ). Is the Gray Owl a true gray without blue/purple undertones? I am so nervous after the last incident.

I think it's a pretty true grey.

this pic:



is grey owl lightened by 50% (not my house, but the same color) and it reads pretty true here.  I love it.  it's light enough to be airy and open without being white.  we've gotten a lot of compliments on it. 

I have gray owl in my living room and entry. I think I read somewhere that it's suppose to have yellow undertones. It reads a teensy bit blue in my living room but more gray in the entry where there is more light. Also, I have a lot of blue accents in the living room so maybe without those the blue wouldn't come out. Either way I really like the color.

[jayhawk5]

Another fan of Behr Sparrow!  We just painted our master bedroom this, and it's a warm, rich gray.  I love it for a bedroom, but I'm not so sure I'd choose it for an entire main floor.