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A non-yellow, non-grey warm off white?

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Autumnleaf19 · 06/11/2019 13:02

Does such a paint colour exist? In the middle of decorating a west facing room with hardly any natural daylight. All of the colour's I've tested are not right so I'm coming round to the idea it just needs to be white. But what shade of white? There are so many!

It needs to not appear yellow and I'd rather steer away from grey. I have Dulux Timeless elsewhere in my house and I don't think it contrasts quite enough against the white woodwork.

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helpasisterout · 06/11/2019 13:06

From the Farrow & Ball colour chart. Hope this helps!

I just choose a shade and get them mixed at the Valspar counter in B&Q as it's so much cheaper, I find the quality really good and they can alter the shades slightly too.

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gerispringer · 06/11/2019 13:34

Pay the extra for Farrow and Ball. It’s made in the U.K. and uses natural pigments unlike the B and Q gloop which comes from China.

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minipie · 06/11/2019 13:34

Look at Paint & Paper Library (can be colour matched at Johnstones if your budget doesn’t stretch though it’s great paint)

Their Slate I or II might fit your bill very well. If not then one of their other neutrals might.

The beauty of their stuff is they do many colours in 5 different depths so you can see the undertones by looking at the darker members of the “family”. For example Slate V is a stone kind of colour which means Slate I and II have those undertones but paler.

If you want something that is closer to white then try Shirting by Little Greene or Pointing by Farrow & Ball. Both really lovely and seem to go anywhere.

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Autumnleaf19 · 06/11/2019 13:34

Thanks - I've got a colour chart but they never seem to match.
Cornforth White is sludgy on my walls, and Slipper Satin is Magnolia.

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Batqueen · 06/11/2019 13:37

I spent ages finding the palest of pinks because I didn’t want ‘it’s a baby girl’ pink. Most people don’t notice it’s not actually white but it’s lovely and adds warmth which I wanted with a blue sofa. Shaw paints - dulux was rubbish!

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NuffingChora · 06/11/2019 13:38

F&B Strong white. Agree about slipper satin looking magnolia in some lights - Strong White in my experience shouldn’t.

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Autumnleaf19 · 06/11/2019 13:44

Does strong white contrast against normal white i.e. the woodwork?

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clapandwhistle · 06/11/2019 13:46

Strong white is a great colour but definitely has grey undertones in my house.

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Fluffycloudland77 · 07/11/2019 15:54

Agree James white has green in it.

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Lyingonthesofainthedark · 07/11/2019 16:08

I used to like barley white from crown for that purpose.

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Baxdream · 07/11/2019 19:45

We've just bought shadow white, it goes up next week but the sample looks warm/green tinge. Definitely no grey

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rosegoldwatcher · 08/11/2019 22:26

I used Chinese White - Craig & Rose in my North facing bedroom. The tone is warm and looks off white in isolation but very, very pale pink against brilliant white coving.

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GatherlyGal · 08/11/2019 22:28

Dulux Egyptian Cotton

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loudnoises1 · 08/11/2019 22:29

Just done my dining room in Wimborne White and it's bloody lovely

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MediocreOmens · 08/11/2019 22:37

Which direction does the room face? This will make a difference to the undertones being picked up in various shades of white.

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iknowimcoming · 08/11/2019 22:38

I've got F&B shaded white (well Dulux colour matched) in my hall and it's a lovely greeny/greyish/beige depending on the light

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moreismore · 08/11/2019 22:44

Wimborne White is lovely but I’d say it’s warmth comes from yellow, very subtle though. Email F&B what you’ve posted above, they’re very helpful.

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Puffthemagicdragongoestobed · 09/11/2019 04:09

I am surprised pointing by F & B has not been mentioned yet. A warm creamy white.

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NuffingChora · 09/11/2019 13:10

@Autumnleaf19 not sure if this picture picks it up well enough, but yes, I’d say so.

A non-yellow, non-grey warm off white?
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Ambydex · 09/11/2019 17:30

Strong white looks grey in our house.

I like Dulux nutmeg white. It is a bit taupe-y, erring towards pink rather than yellow but less pink than slipper satin. It looks like "a colour" against the white ceiling, rather than grey or white.

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burritofan · 10/11/2019 17:26

Pointing came up magnolia in my kitchen, covered the lot in bog-standard brilliant white – bit bright and clinical but preferable to the yellowyness

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TiddleTaddleTat · 12/11/2019 21:52

Slaked lime or slaked lime mid by little greene
It's a very pale off white. It's a warm-ish brown undertone but very subtle. We have in a west facing room and it's lovely.

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lovethecrown · 15/11/2019 19:38

Agree on slaked lime. I have it in my sitting room and love it!

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