![]() Chantilly Lace is one of Sherwin Williams’ true Whites, and given the lightness of Classic Gray, I’m more inclined to pair it with a white that will make it pop, rather than an off-white. Personally, I like to pair Classic Gray with Chantilly Lace. What trim colors work well with Classic Gray? It’s so much easier to make the right call when you compare the paint color to others. I’d also recommend ordering darker and lighter grays as well as grays in the purple and blue undertone family to make sure a gray green is right for your space. This allows you to correctly asses the color. I love using a poster board and placing the peel and stick samples (without removing the sticker) like you see below. It’s impossible to see undertones and evaluate the color for what it really is on anything other than a true white background. The worst thing you can do when testing out paint colors is to paint a new color over an old color. If you still like idea of a neutral gray with green undertones, but need something darker after observing your light, try Edgecomb Gray–it’s still fairly light, but has more depth to it than Classic Gray. The only way to really know for sure is to test out the paint color in your space and observe it throughout the day. In a room that gets a ton of natural light, you might not like how Classic Gray looks, as it will likely be washed out. So, as you can imagine, Classic Gray does have more depth than an off-white, but it’s still very pale. For reference, many off-white paint colors are in the low 80s. On the light reflective scale, with 0 being the blackest black and 100 being ultra pure white, Classic Gray is a 74. ![]() I’ve named Classic Gray to one of my five favorite living room paint colors, if you’re interested in checking the rest of the neutral hues out! Evaluate your lightĬlassic Gray is a very light paint color. If your home has cooler undertones like blues, I really prefer to choose a gray with blue or even blue/green undertones. Personally, I like to pair Classic Gray with warmer neutrals the best–think warm wooden tones, linen, beige, and off-white. To really make sure Classic Gray enhances, rather than detracts, you’ll want to evaluate it with the undertones in the furniture and fixed elements that you already have.Ĭlassic Gray is also technically a greige, so keep that in mind when going over the undertones in your home. Green-gray or gray-greens are much easier to work with than grays with blue or grays with purple, so that’s the good news. Tips for deciding if Classic Gray will work well in your spaceįollow these three simple tips to make sure Classic Gray is right for your space! Check the undertones of your fixed elementsĪs you read above, you know that Classic Gray has a green undertone. I’ll explain how Classic Gray’s undertones will play into your decision making towards the bottom of the post. ![]() What undertones does Benjamin Moore Classic Gray have?Ĭlassic Gray has subtle green undertones, which always surprises people when I first tell them, but when they compare the color to other grays, they realize the green can easily be seen.ĭid you know that not one single gray is undertone free? Gray paint colors either have a blue, green or purple undertone and some grays will have more than one of these, making things even more complicated. If you’re looking for an off-white, you’ll be disappointed with Classic Gray, as there’s just too much greige in it to be called an off-white.īelow, I’ve shown Classic Gray next to Cloud White. ![]() Pair classic gray next to a true off white, like Cloud White, and you can easily see it doesn’t belong in the off-white category. Despite the fact that Benjamin Moore classifies Classic Gray as an off-white, it’s anything but. While the name obviously points to gray, Classic Gray’s color is anything but obvious, as technically, it’s a very pale gray beige or simply a greige. ![]()
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