COLOUR JOURNEYS (CONT) .
Darker hues sit in the black category. Over the past decade, grey has anchored itself as the staple shade for interior walls. In fact grey is the perfect backdrop colour for more colourful items of furniture and furnishings.
This collection highlights our favourite greys ranging in lightness. White Feather and K9710C are equally light greys, B9710B is warmer, while K9710C is a cooler option. F5680B Silver Maple and D0450B aremid toned greys. L1120L Atlantic Grey (a blue based grey), E3380B Granite Dust and D5170C Sealpoint are all dark greys.
Grey Greys are versatile in an interior, they work with a multitude of hues and are regarded as low intensity colours. The increasing use of industrial materials such as concrete and stone have led to a rise in popularity of greys. Greys are quiet and unassuming in an interior. industrial, low intensity
Stoneware ® P7230L
Soft Grey Suede ®
Historically, during the Renaissance period, grey was used as a background colour to emphasise themetallic garments and the skin tones of the subjects being painted. People often ask for a true grey but many greys can often lean towards a particular colour family. We find the most neutral greys actually stem from the green family but the ones featured here contain such a small amount of colourant they remain very neutral.
Technically grey is themidway point between grey and black but many greys can often lean towards a particular colour family and as a result grey can create a warm scheme as easily as a cool one and it can convey edgy and contemporary as well classic & traditional. While all warmer tones of creams, browns and taupes remain in demand, the introduction of LED
lighting and cooler temperatures, greys which once would have once looked flat, now continuously feature in contemporary decor.
Granite Dust ® E3380B
B9710B White Feather
K9710C
D5170C Sealpoint
D0450B
F5680B Silver Maple
E3380B Granite Dust
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