Comments on: Color Saturation

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 30 May 2026 11:54:58 +0000

In reply to Anthony. Are you talking about the saturation levels on a website like Plan Home? Unlike LRV which refers to the paint value, and a standard across the paint industry, there is no industry standard to measuring saturation. If you are talking about Plan Home (or another site perhaps) then you can't really go by that because it depends on the hue. Yellow for example (look at Philadelphia Cream by Ben Moore) can be incredibly saturated (level of 60 on Plan Home's system) is a great muted yellow with dirty complexity and is not childish at all. While Sea Star (the example above that I compared to Brewster Gray) is a 10 on their system. This has to do with how powerful the pigments are in relation to white. So while I use the saturation numbers on Plan home, I personally only find this helpful when comparing colors of the same hue. If I knew more specifics about your project I would be happy to weigh in on them and help guide with more info.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sat, 30 May 2026 03:17:12 +0000

After reading your article, I understand saturation but I still do not understand how to use it in the home. Is a number between 50-60 considered high saturation? Or is that a middle ground? Asking because I don’t know what I should be looking for in an east facing living/dining room. Some show saturation in the 30’s, other in the 50’s. Is a saturation of almost 60 getting childish?

By: Katie

Katie — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:26:00 +0000

In reply to Elisa. Sounds like you would be close to a 10 on my scale of "color tolerance." This is one of the questions I ask my clients when we start our color consulting process. I always customize the colors based on their preference. Most folks are in the 5 or under range- but I LOVE working with folks like you who are not afraid to take a risk! Sounds like you know what you want and I am glad to hear it. Let me know if you do end up trying it and how it comes out! Happy painting!

By: Elisa

Elisa — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 04:01:09 +0000

I have to admit I actually strongly prefer the whipple blue living room over the brewster gray one. The latter looks kind of muddy to me and only really works because of all the deep brown accents and some lucky sunlight angles for that photo. The whipple blue, though? I want to track that down and use it to repaint my bathroom! Heck, I’d even use it for my living room, but my husband and I like having it an orange hue.

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 31 May 2025 17:52:35 +0000

In reply to Patricia Wood.

That sounds super frustrating!! A few things come to mind:
1. Try a 2700 k light bulb first. That’ll be the cheapest fix and hopefully will warm your walls up a touch more.
2. In your townhome are their reflections coming into this space from something outside that could be amplifying the pink?
4. On the opposite extreme cost wise: You may have to go with a yellow based neutral instead of a griege like Tapestry Beige. Ultimately you may be noticing the pink because there is too much contrast with the yellow tones in the floor and granite.
3. A middle ground option (especially if you think the reflections are the source of the pink) is that sometimes painting the ceiling can counteract this problem.

By: Patricia Wood

Patricia Wood — Sat, 31 May 2025 15:12:30 +0000

Just Shoot Me Now
After years of pondering I finally chose BM Tapestry Beige for the hall in my beautiful open, side hall plan townhouse. I need warm bc bossy st celia counter, honey oak floors not my choice but whatever. (the rest of the fixtures are nice versions of white thank goodness). And want light neutral. Every single colour I sampled turns pink, incl Edgecomb Gray, Natural tan, Canvas Tan etc. I changed the pot lights to 3500. Doesn’t help.
I am Horrified that I now have the dreaded yellow floor/pink wall that I tried so hard to avoid. Even the green undertone is too yellow to work with the soft green blues I had hoped to use in baths & bedrooms.
Am I doomed to pink hell forever?