![]() If that’s the case, try grays with green undertones. Or maybe you’ve decided a gray with a blue undertone isn’t for you. If you really like the blue undertone in gray, as opposed to a green undertone, why not try Nimbus? It still has a blue undertone but it’s far less pronounced than Horizon. If after reading through this post you’re not sold on Horizon, maybe you should try Wickham Gray–that’s a gray with a green and blue undertone, which doesn’t make the gray quite so cold. The undertones of your fixed elements need to go with the undertones in Horizon! What to try if Benjamin Moore’s Horizon isn’t right for you Same goes for floor–don’t pair horizon with pink beige tile or carpet. Horizon looks really nice with that bright white marble that has blue undertones in it, but looks horrible with brown/beige granite. Perhaps one of the most overlooked aspects of painting is making sure it works with your floors, cabinets, and furniture. Paint two coats of Horizon on a 12 x 12 sample on a piece of white cardboard and tape directly on the wall.Īlternatively, you can use peel and stick paint samples to test out the color in multiple spaces of your home without running to and from the paint store. Inspiration online is a great starting point, but you won’t have the same fixed elements in your home and chances are your lighting (natural or artificial) will be different. Don’t go off a paint chip, and certainly don’t go off of inspiration pictures online. Make sure you follow these guidelines before you consider using Horizon: Test a sample Keningston Blue-If you want a more navy blue to pair with Horizon, check out Keningston Blue. A charcoal blue hue that will work perfectly with Horizon. Wolf Gray–An absolutely stunning paint color, Wolf Gray is dramatic, in a good way. Here are my picks for some good options:Ĭoventry Gray– a much darker gray with the same blue undertone, Coventry Gray is a great accent color to pair with Horizon. You’ll need to pay special attention to the undertone in Horizon before choosing coordinating colors. ![]() I promise, the blue will practically jump off the page at you! Horizon coordinating colors If you’re convinced there’s no blue undertone in Horizon, order a sample and compare it to a sample of Edgecomb Gray, which is a gray color with a green undertone). ![]() I love those peel and stick paint samples for this reason. The easiest way to spot undertones of colors is to compare colors to other colors. I can’t tell you how many people have said that they unknowingly chose a gray paint color with a blue undertone, only to discover this once the paint is up on the walls and looks very, very blue. Many, many people fall in love with Horizon in the paint store because when you just look at the paint chip it looks like a soft, fairly undertone-free warm gray. While some grays with blue undertones are very apparent (for example, I recently reviewed Boothbay Gray, which is another gray with blue undertones, and you can very clearly see those undertones), Horizon’s blue undertones are not so apparent. A post shared by What are the undertones of Benjamin Moore Horizon? ![]()
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