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Colours that go with emerald? Help!

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Snickers94 · 02/01/2023 17:50

Painted accent wall Dunelm emerald green. Rest of the room is huge and is pure brilliant white as painted when we moved in, which I dislike. I'm seriously struggling to find a colour that will look nice with the emerald, I am looking for a neutral and contemporary shade (north facing room).

Could anyone help with any suggestions? We've tested quartz grey by dulux heritage but it's quite taupe.

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SnackyOnassis · 02/01/2023 17:54

Dulux Heritage Flax Seed could be lovely, or possibly F&B Cornforth White? Something with a bit of warmth to it and not too much yellow I reckon!

anon2022anon · 02/01/2023 18:03

We've ended up going with a yellow based off white as nothing else looked right. Almond white or moonlight white type of colours. It's a bit less harsh than brilliant white

BornBlonde · 02/01/2023 18:26

A dusky pink could be nice.

I love your clock! Do you remember where you bought it?

RNBrie · 02/01/2023 18:28

If its a big room I'd just paint all of it Emerald green. It's a lovely colour!

IveHadEnoughNowFfs · 02/01/2023 18:32

Yep as above I’d paint the whole room emerald, it’s a big room so it’ll look fabulous

TurtleTriplets · 02/01/2023 19:03

I love that colour! I would also go with a warm off white. Dulux Egyptian Cotton would be nice.

MrsWidgerysLodger · 02/01/2023 19:06

I'd try timeless.or Egyptian cotton (both by Dulux)

BorgQueen · 02/01/2023 19:08

DD has a very similar colour and her other walls are a rich clotted cream.

Snickers94 · 02/01/2023 19:36

BornBlonde · 02/01/2023 18:26

A dusky pink could be nice.

I love your clock! Do you remember where you bought it?

I would LOVE to paint it pink but my husband would absolutely hate it 😂 the clock is from Dunelm too! It's huge and really good value

https://www.dunelm.com/product/brass-skeleton-80cm-wall-clock-gold-1000158123?defaultSkuId=30671112&dsc=GalleryyClocks%5BGOO-PLA+PSB-GALLERY-CLOCKS%5D&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIlqCkpdCppAIVQe3tCh29igCyEAQYASABEgIo9fD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

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Snickers94 · 02/01/2023 19:39

Thanks all. Dulux Quartz grey and Egyptian cotton don't look too dissimilar although EC looks a bit more beige and QG more taupe.

I do like flax seed too. Cream is another option but I worry it may look too bare or dated as the opposite wall is nearly 7m long.

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SalviaOfficinalis · 02/01/2023 19:41

Also came on to say dulux Egyptian cotton. I really recommend trying in on a wall… it looks like 3 completely different colours in my house depending on the light.

FuzzyPuffling · 02/01/2023 20:29

Blush/nude pink.
It should be sufficiently "Not pink" to satisfy your husband. Just call it something else.."Naked Llama" or something...

17to35 · 02/01/2023 20:29

farrow and ball schoolhouse white. Egyptian cotton starting to look a bit dated.

DipmeinChoc · 02/01/2023 20:33

F&B school house white. We have this with Green Smoke in our living room and it looks great. Contemporary neutral but warm. Slightly bolder than Timeless, (we have this in our Hall).

barkyy · 02/01/2023 21:06

I'd do it all that colour, it's gorgeous

FuzzyPuffling · 02/01/2023 21:16

FuzzyPuffling · 02/01/2023 20:29

Blush/nude pink.
It should be sufficiently "Not pink" to satisfy your husband. Just call it something else.."Naked Llama" or something...

I know what I meant...
Little Greene "Julie's Dream"

Snickers94 · 02/01/2023 21:27

I do love school house white! Loads of colours I like, I just wonder if they'd go with this particular shade of green.

Also, to those who have said to paint the whole room emerald - it's very tempting, but since it's an open plan kitchen/living/dining, I'm trying to paint with a few different colours to create zones Smile

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redpickle · 03/01/2023 15:24

I have a large room, also North-Facing and I've just done a similar colour to the emerald on two walls to zone a Tv/sitting area and went for F&B Mizzle (mixed in Johnstons) on the others and I'm so pleased with it! It's slightly greeny/grey but quite warm and tones in well with the green, while still being light.

Snickers94 · 02/03/2023 11:34

Update - painted it in Egyptian cotton and LOVE it! Thank you for the suggestions!

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Hopefulforchange · 02/03/2023 19:08

I have the same paint on a feature wall -it’s with an off white and I have dusky pink tones in pictures etc nearby. I don’t even like pink normally but it looks great

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