F&B question whites question

[Ancientdecs]

Hi. Doing up my kitchen diner, and i'm thinking of using Old White on walls with green smoke on some wood panelling.

Has anyone ever used this combo? I've got samples of Old White and Off White (the F&B palettes suggest Off White would go with Green Smoke, but I'm wondering if it's a bit meh for the walls), and now I'm doubting things.

I feel totally hooked on the Green Smoke so do want to use that for the wood. Would Hardwick White be better than Old White with it?

Hi - I much prefer Hardwick White with Green Smoke.

Here are the colour ‘DNA’ details for each.

Colorographies for HW + OW

colette, thank you, that's really helpful. Hardwick white looks very good together with Green Smoke there. I'm not really sure what I'm looking for with those colourographies, but thanks -you've cleared thing up in my mind.

Hi - that’s good. 🌈

The Colorographies just allow you to make comparisons between colours in detail. So you can hone in upon things you like and things you don’t about an individual colour.

It helps answer questions about different colours.

Hue. = in which Hue Family does it belong? Where within does it sit?
Value. = how light does it appear? Higher the value = lighter the colour.
Chroma = how colourful is it? Lower the Chroma = nearer to neutral.
LRV. = how much light does it reflect expressed as a quantity?

So you may find you like the Value of one colour. But it reads too peachy,
so you can move Hue Family location away from this area on the wheel.

Knowing what Hue Family a colour belongs to helps you create harmonious colour combinations using the geometry of the wheel. e.g.
Opposite Hue Family = complementary etc. This works equally well when teaming, blacks, whites, greys as it does for more colourful colours.

Chroma - you like a colour but wish it were a bit more colourful?
Find one from a similar Hue Family location + Value BUT with a higher Chroma.

Which grey is darker?
Which grey is more neutral?
Which grey is likely to read warmer?
Which grey is from the same Family as my wall colour?

etc, etc,

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