James your videos are awesome! So helpful, thank you!

James- your videos are so on point! These are the two paints I’ve down selected too. I’ll let you know what I decide this week.

A design guide would be fabulous!! 👍🏼😍 Your videos are the best and so informative!!! ❤️

Yes, I would find it very helpful to recieve help from the design guide! Renovating a place and it can be very overwhelming, especially with exterior AND interior paint choices 🤯

This is a great comparison between the two colors. There was one pic that you showed in the video...I believe it was Pale Oak and it was a sunny bedroom. My eyes definitely saw yellow and I thought oh hell no! I think color consultation is a great idea.

Pale oak’s honey-like translucence is so pretty. 🥰 those punchy yet delicate 60-75 LRVs like Balboa mist, cashmere gray, silvery moon, titanium, moonshine, Whitestone, horizon, cloud cover …

This was super helpful . Thank you so much Paint People.

@thepaintpeople

2 жыл бұрын

So glad!

Yes, I would find it very helpful to receive help from the design guide! I'm redecorating a southwest-facing living room in my FL home with a red couch & love seat and teal accent rugs, pillows, and throws, this is a stretch for me and I'm not sure about wall color!

Your videos are fabulous!

Great comparison. I liked them so much I used them both lol.

Heck yes to Paint People design services. Probably will be too late for choosing a replacement color on my shoddy painted cabinets from last year. I bought a gallon of paint, but had 16 paint boards before I narrowed it to one last weekend. I feel your clients' pain. 😆 Hard to find a dusty midtone masculine blue that's not too dark or too light for a poorly lit master bath with Modern Gray walls.

Pale Oak is going on my cabinets if I can ever afford to paint.

We're planning on doing pale oak in the living room and classic grey for the bedrooms and bathroom.

Though I like it, I had already tossed out Classic Grey and Pale Oak is a strong contender as a neutral. I might be interested in color help.

I'm interested in your design guide service. I have an open concept, modest, 1909 New Englander near the ocean in southern Maine. It still has the wrap around porch roof so the light varies but it's generally rather dim. I'd like to brighten the house up with a light and warm color. My style is side of the road, thrift shop, vintage. OK, we'll call it eclectic. The current wall color is Monroe Bisque which was not a good choice. I've had a crap year and I need some lightening and brightening. Thank you! I love your channel.

Painted our house Pale Oak and although I LOVE it in our west facing rooms and in the evening in the East facing rooms, it looks quite peachy during mid day in our east facing rooms and I can’t stand it. It can also pull a lot of pink when we have our dining room light on. We are on the hunt for a colour to repaint our east facing rooms.

@thepaintpeople

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you need something cooler Amanda, like a white dove or balboa mist?

Hello James. Subscribed, excellent content, thank you. Do you know why IKEA cabinets cannot be painted over (according to the salesperson)? I’ve seen products, like BM’s Advance, that can transform cabinets to any color, but not IKEA’s? Curious before purchase.

I found Pale Oak 2 years ago, did my entire home in it, and have never regretted it for even a moment. I’m in FL, get lots of sun, and have tall ceilings, and wanted a warmish greige … it has been perfect.

@thepaintpeople

2 жыл бұрын

What a good feeling to choose the perfect color for your home!! Love to hear it.

@karlarentz7694

2 жыл бұрын

What trim color? Don't want cream white Dove etc..how would sw pure white do with pale oak?

How does gray mist relate to these two.. Is it lighter or darker or inbetween? Thank you

I am thinking of using Edgecombe gray in a north/south facing living/family room/kitchen area. I want a lighter colour in my entry way and hallway as there is very little natural light here and can't decide between classic gray and pale oak. I will have maple floors when the reno is done. Which of those two colours would go better with edgecombe gray please?

I’m painting my house Pale oak on the walls and white dove trim. I think it will look beautiful together.

@gina6685

2 жыл бұрын

can you post a picture, thats what i'm doing and having second thoughts do you love it?

This may not be the height of trendiness right now but could you do a video on warm golden yellows, particularly mid to deep tones? I love yellow but it's super tricky to pick the exact right shade. Alternate request, could we explore tone ranges? I'm a huge sucker for jewel tones and muted tones. Both tend to compliment vintage styles in different ways.

@1010divajap

2 жыл бұрын

I just painted my daughter's room Calming Cream. Just below Man on the Moon. Wow - it is gorgeous! And sort of neutral! Nothing clashes with it. It's very uplifting compared to all these dreary grays.

I was very interested in pale oak, but am fairly nervous about the potential peachy undertones. I'm really going to have to test it out once the renos are started.

@sandraweiler5971

11 ай бұрын

I painted my whole house and pale oak… I haven’t noticed any peachiness, I‘m in love! 🌸

I wonder can I use black fox and classic gray

A design guide would be so helpful!

@thepaintpeople

2 жыл бұрын

Noted!

Is classic gray good with red oak floors?

I watch this video at 11:00 last night and switched from classic Gray to pale oak. My painter hadn't bought the paint yet thankfully. Well it's up on my wall now and I didn't want anything too absent of color so that's what made me go for pale oak. I love it it's beautiful andm kind of a vague complex color that you can't quite define which I really like. It reminds me of abalone in a way just lighter

@1010divajap

3 жыл бұрын

Update: After looking at this for a while, I am liking it less and less. It looks dull and dreary and has no life to it. I will be having it repainted for sure with something more uplifting. Yikes, sometimes you need to live with something for a few days to realize.

@k4climate420

3 жыл бұрын

I’m having a similar reaction to Balboa Mist at the moment! Would you mind sharing the exposure of the room you painted Pale Oak? I thought it might work for us but after reading your comment I think maybe not LOL!

@1010divajap

3 жыл бұрын

@@k4climate420 sure. The room is 12 by 14 and has two windows together and then there's a joining bathroom with no windows. The room is on the dark side. The exposure is Southern. I have abalone on my other bedroom walls in an extremely feminine room and I absolutely love it so go figure. That one is a Northern exposure. I don't know what it is but the pale oak in the extra bedroom is so very dreary so I am having it repainted either coming cream or lemon chiffon. How's that for a switcheroo? I love yellow and as long as it's not bright it works just like a neutral only it has a uplifting vibe.

@hiuyitsun5012

2 жыл бұрын

@@1010divajap Thanks for the update! I just bought a gallon of pale oak but haven't painted yet. Now I'm a bit nervous. I'm planning to use it for my living room and dining room which are both south facing and get a lot of sunlight. I had previously painted them a really light cool white. It basically looks like white paint for trims. After living with such a bright light color for almost a year, my eyes would feel strained and uncomfortable on sunny days because of how bright the room gets. I love the light bright airy feel but my eyes get tired often.

@1010divajap

2 жыл бұрын

@@hiuyitsun5012 Well, funny thing is the more I looked at it, the less I liked it. I think that it's because the furnishings in my daughter's room are not particularly defined or that interesting. So it looks like nothingness to me. If elegant items were put in the room with the Pale Oak, I think it would take on that elegance. But if you don't want bright, this may be a good choice for you. It is very subdued and has that vague quality that these grieges sometimes have. I like more of a clearly defined neutral. Probably I would have preferred the gray, but you know what happened? She hated it so much that I repainted it a very light creamy yellow, which was what she wanted. The room looks so much more happy with the yellow. So there's the whole story. I am not a greige person, I guess! If I had to pick something vague I'd probably pick one of those bluey, green grays. Best of luck with your project. I think it will be good o the eye, but I have to say Abalone is a lot prettier and a little more feminine in a very subtle way.

Do you want to play in New Orleans with colors? Kitchen cabinets inGrandmas China? Vs light pewter

i like your videos. my wife and i have been building our home for the last three years. finally down to the trim. we painted the walls light pewter and trim is chantily lace. looking for interior door color. can you help?

Can either of these work for the exterior of a home, with black trim and black roof??

Can I used tricorn gray and pale oak in my livingroom plz?

@thepaintpeople how can I get some color suggestions from you for my space ?

Can you do a review on Benjamin Moore Halo.

Really appreciated this. I found pale oak to be SO dark in my space (not to mention the pink undertone peaking through!!!), and so many videos suggest it’s light and airy (I guess if your house ISNT north facing like mine!). Loveeee your videos. Wish me luck on classic gray!

@robertsanchez5187

Жыл бұрын

Pale oak was dark in our home also north facing! We are considering classic gray or even SW alabaster. What color did you go with and how does it look?

@nancydeen7202

Жыл бұрын

I went with behr’s version of classic gray and it quite literally is the most beautiful color of all time. Completely changed the mood without any “drastic” change. And it’s timeless. Classic gray was way too silver-y looking.

@robertsanchez5187

Жыл бұрын

@@nancydeen7202 do you know the name of the paint from behr?

@NancyRuthDeenBreakupCoach

Жыл бұрын

@@robertsanchez5187 yes you just tell Behr that you want the BM classic gray color match :) they already have it in their system and everything. Let me know if it works for you! Make sure you paint a large sample, like a 3ft x 3ft

If I did Classic Gray as my entrance wall, stairway and hall upstairs, can I do the bedrooms more of a very light blue?

I will use pale ok in my living room. I hope it will be beautiful and warm. there is a lot of natural light there

@thepaintpeople

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds great!

what Benj Moore color compares to Farrow & Ball's "Strong White" - and is good for a north facing room... thanks

@thepaintpeople

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm, maybe Silver Satin?

I used pale oak and in the partial light is nice, but it changes greatly with lighting. It can be ridiculously yellow. Now repainting to more neutral undertones because all we can see is yellow!

@spawletzki5432

Жыл бұрын

Please share what color you chose that has more neutral undertones? I am seeing that same yellow with pale oak in my foyer

@desireel247

Жыл бұрын

@@spawletzki5432 White duck. It is a slightly warm cream/off-white color with some beige undertones but does not pull yellow, pink, or green. It has a higher LRV too so it really brightens up a room while giving color. I was really torn between White Duck and Creamy at first but I wanted a bit more color.

What color is behind your back? Какой цвет у вас за спиной? (rus)

Arggg. I chose pale oak and the cversion varnish for cabinets the sample was sooooo gray

@thepaintpeople

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear they Peggy, what color/tones were you hoping for?

With Pale Oak what trim color would you use?

@thepaintpeople

3 жыл бұрын

Super White!

@jadesdream2212

2 жыл бұрын

I have Pale Oak on my walls all throughout my main floor with White Dove on all the trim and kitchen cabinets and it's lovely!

I like "Fog Mist" OC-31. It has a little more life to it than Classic Gray but is lighter than Pale Oak.

@LiveURlifee8D

3 жыл бұрын

You think fog mist would work in a basement with no natural light?

@maxoblivion

3 жыл бұрын

@@LiveURlifee8D It could if you have the right type of artificial light I guess. If you try some cooler lighting you might find that Fog Mist with an LRV of 71.6 doesn't look too dark. I found Pale Oak to be too dark and drab in my house and Classic Gray sometimes too light and washed out looking in certain light. Fog Mist with the right bulbs might work for you. Try a sample.

@LiveURlifee8D

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxoblivion I’ll have 3000k soft white high hats. Low ceilings though at 6.5 feet. Now I’m looking at gray mist. I feel so overwhelmed, I’m never going to choose a paint lmao

@maxoblivion

3 жыл бұрын

@@LiveURlifee8D I know the feeling well. But, in the end you're going to slap some paint on the wall, see how it feels and hope you feel the same way about it after you do the whole room. Good luck with that. LOL

@LiveURlifee8D

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxoblivion lmaooo thank you!

I have tried so MANY colors...not sure which to pick. Lol

Please help me! I’ve become a seeming expert on white, off white, greige and complex cream... lrv, undertones ... but I’m no closer to choosing! I just keep buying $1 BM squares and driving my husband crazy. I’m down to complex creams - one more green, one more yellow and one more pink. I have honey oak ceiling in one room and a kelly green vanity in another and I want a color that will work with both. Pale oak is still a contender though. I hate grey but I don’t want to accidentally paint our entire house old fart beige. Call me??

I just paint our entire house in Pale Oak. I’m so disappointed with color with blue under tone instead of purple- pink under tone. My entire house look light blue instead of taupe-gray color. I don’t have blue color in my fabrics or environment to reflection of blue reflection colors. I have white kitchen with warm counters. I don’t understand where blue under tone in Pale Oak. I have lots windows through my house with natural light. Please explain why Pale Oak paint look blue.

@thepaintpeople

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that Po, those purple undertones can read blue to some people. We all see color differently.

@JK_RANBIRSINGH

2 жыл бұрын

@@thepaintpeople Then it's time for an eye appointment with optometrist...!!!

I have pale oak on my living room walls. I love the color, but only during the night the corner of our living looks like it’s two different paint colors on the adjacent walls. One wall clearly has a violet undertone while the other on right next to it looks like how pale oak should look 😅

@thepaintpeople

3 жыл бұрын

It's tricky right? But how much of a pain would it be to find a different colour for each wall to try and match it up perfectly? Haha 😭

Lol my walls look like primer right now because I went the lighter route...

@andrewdishman26

Жыл бұрын

I’m assuming you’re saying you painted your walls classic gray? Did it grow on you? Sometimes the swatch makes it looks like more colour than it really is. Just wondering since I just bought classic grey and might be regretting it.