![]() Mauve Desert is a lovely saturated purple that has just enough purple to commit, without feeling like you’re 100% in. The LRV of Sandlot Gray is 44, a nice depth for a reasonably well-lit room. Overall, Sandlot Gray is a GREAT way to get purple – without the punch! This colour will not look pink, however, you’ll see that it appears MUCH softer and warmer than a cooler toned purple that has less brown in it. Warm purples can pick up an almost pinkish-taupe look. However, it certainly falls into the purple spectrum with its warm purple base. Sandlot Gray isn’t a colour you’d normally go to when thinking about purple as it has a good dollop of brownish/gray in it – giving it a more neutral look. Read more: Learn How LRV Can Help You Pick a Paint Colour This can help a room feel warm, cozy and inviting or awfully heavy if you don’t have enough natural or artificial lighting. The LRV of Wet Concrete is 27.0, meaning it’s going to absorb light, rather than reflect it back into the room. It’s also a definite ‘earth-toned’ purple with its neutral base and isn’t as colourful as a typical purple paint colour. Wet Concrete sits slightly towards the warm-pink end of things compared to cooler purples which lean towards the cool-blue end. I love Wet Concrete (it’s great to put your footprints in too). With an LRV of 62, Abalone sits in between the two previous purple colours, and that LRV ALSO happens to be my magic number – read more about that here.įULL Paint Colour Review of Benjamin Moore Abalone and Barren Plain It’s a great way to nod toward purple without committing 100% (or even 50% – it’s just a wee nod). Compared to the above colours, it will look like gray and it IS gray – a gray with a purplish-brown undertone. With this LRV, it won’t add much light reflectance to a room, however, it won’t absorb much either.Ībalone is my favourite of the light purples because it’s SO subtle. The LRV of French Lilac is 56, which surprises me as it comes across looking a bit lighter than that. It sits in the light end of things but is close to the light-medium depths. Not for the faint of heart! Unlike Dreamy Cloud which is more subtle, French Lilac commits to purple, without being obnoxious or ‘day-glo’.įrench Lilac is slightly warmer and a bit more colourful than Dreamy Cloud. Never heard of LRV? Don’t pick a paint colour before reading about it HERE! In an intensely lit room with direct sunlight, it will fade out quite a bit but will regain its colour once the sun shifts. The LRV of Dreamy Cloud is 76, meaning it will reflect quite a bit of light back into a room. It can work in a north-facing room as well, but keep in mind it will appear quite cold. It’s on the cooler end of things and winks a bit towards dusky lavender without being overly colourful.ĭreamy Cloud will hold itself well in a south-facing room. Whereas a lot of today’s most popular purple paint colours have quite a bit of gray or brown in them, Dreamy Cloud has only been moderately neutralized, so while it will look purple, it’s held back by neutral undertones. Soft and subtle, Dreamy Cloud is close to being an off-white, while still having enough body to hold the perfect hint of violet. Ready Betty? (I was going to say Barney but it didn’t rhyme)Īnd BTW, I rely 100% on my E-design client’s photos and BM’s images for my blog posts, so there aren’t many in here – however, the info is SPOT on! ![]() ![]() However, TODAY’S purples are much different from the Barney-inspired hues of yesteryear, and in fact, are some of the most BEAUTIFUL paint colours on the market! Why? Well, purple has a bad rap as being either too feminine, too punchy, too royal or too Barney – and if you look at the history of purple, those keywords make sense! In fact, when I’m doing my E-Design, it’s one of the colours I’m asked about the least. I’m not going to lie and say purple (also known as violet or lavender) is the most popular paint colour – it’s not. The Most Popular Purple Paint Colours (Benjamin Moore)
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