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Neutral living room gray and play room paint color

Any suggestions for a neutral gray color without too many undertones for a living room.  The room does have white built-in book shelves which I hope will help the gray pop.  It's not a very big room, so I'd rather it be light-medium in shade.  Also, I am totally lost in figuring out a color for a kids playroom.  The playroom is the only point of entry to a patio area, so I don't really want it to be too colorful.  A subtle yellow color perhaps?  I was also considering BM Edgecomb Gray because to me it looks like a beige.  Thanks so much!

Re: Neutral living room gray and play room paint color

  • usx4usx4 member
    Sixth Anniversary 100 Comments

    I'm looking for the same

    so far i'm leaning towards one of these.  I'm with you, i don't want it to be beige-y

    Behr - Ashes

    Pratt & Lamberts - Winter Gate

    Sherwin WIlliams - Mindful Gray

  • For gray we have Benjamin Moore's Pashmina.  It looks beige on the swatch, but on the wall it's a true gray but not cold.  I like that it's dark enough for white to "pop" but still very light-feeling.  The previous owners had Revere Pewter in there which is just a shade or two lighter, but in that room it basically looked like a dingy white.

    For the playroom, we have Benjamin Moore's Weston Flax in our bedroom.  Again, it looks very beige on the swatch but in person it's a nice light yellow without being too egg-yolky or insipid.

    Weston Flax in my bedroom:

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    I can't lay my hands on one of my pics, but here's a pic online of Pashmina that is true to how it looks in my house:

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  • Thanks, all those suggestions look great!  I love the Pashmina

  • We went with SW LIght French Gray. It's a true light gray and is beautiful against white. We had Lowes color match it with Valspar paint.
  • imagercgreen:
    We went with SW LIght French Gray. It's a true light gray and is beautiful against white. We had Lowes color match it with Valspar paint.
    Thanks
  • Foil by California Paints is an excellent neutral gray color for a play room! Not only is the color great but their interior paints are really high quality.
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