Then you have the greige undertone working hard to keep the color from looking too cool. That is the bluish undertone hard at work for ya. If you were to compare it to a cool-toned gray, you would see how warm it is in comparison. However, it has the perfect balance of cool tones that prevent it from getting too warm. Technically speaking Mindful is a warm paint color. And the greige undertones keep this gray beauty from feeling icy or chilly. They help keep this Sherwin Williams gray from getting too warm. It has gray and greige undertones along with some very subtle bluish/green undertones, but don’t let those blue/green tones scare you. Mindful Gray doesn’t have any stand undertones. It will take hours off your painting times! What are SW Mindful Grays undertones? WAIT! Before you start painting make sure you have the best painting tools to make your job easier. LRVs scale is from 0-100, with 0 being absolute black and, 100 being pure white. To sum it up, it’s a measurement that shows the percentage of light reflected from a surface. *For those of you wondering what in the world is LRV and why does it matter. If you have to give Mindful a label I’d say it is a light to mid-tone gray. With an LRV of 48, it is not one of the lightest gray paint colors from Sherwin Williams, however, it’s not the darkest either. Let’s talk about SW Mindful grays color stats. It never shows any crazy undertones, which is what we all want in a gray paint color. Secondly, it is pretty dang neutral in terms of gray paint colors. Any one of the colors on that strip can do no wrong in my eyes. It sits among some of the greats, including Dovetail, Repose Gray, and Dorian Gray. First of all, it is on my absolute favorite color strip from the paint deck. There is a gray for everyone and today I want to zero in on particularly fantastic gray paint color, Sherwin Williams We have warm grays, cool grays, blue-grays, beige grays, and neutral grays. That being said not all gray paint colors are created equal. You don’t have to worry about a gray wall color clashing with your decor. Why? Because they are easy to decorate around. Gray paint colors work in almost any design situation. It’s a great option for a light to medium gray paint color. I like it because it is not as light as some other grays I work with.
You’ll become more aware of this as we move along in this post. Let me just start by saying I love this paint color. It is an extraordinary neutral gray paint color that doesn’t have any strong undertones showing up. I was worried that a lighter color (like Repose Gray) would get too washed out.Sherwin Williams Mindful Gray is a light, mid-tone gray paint color that is highly popular and for good reason too. For my clients that had the warm natural wood tones, I went with Mindful Gray since they had super high ceilings and tons of natural light. I featured Repose Gray as one of my go-to neutrals to transition from the “Tuscan” trend to the fresh, gray trend. Just for some background and reference, Mindful Gray is one shade darker than Repose Gray. Once they saw the color palette, they couldn’t wait to get started painting! It also has a slight blue undertone, so it was a perfect option.
Mindful Gray is technically considered a warmer gray, but it comes out looking cooler once it is up on the walls. Well, the best way to tone down warm colors, is to use the opposite: cool colors. My main goal was to give them some color (they had cream on their walls for too long!) and to tone down all of the warm wood undertones. I didn’t totally rule it out, but I felt like there was an alternative option that would help down play all of the warm tones. They had been considering using a taupe color for the walls. They wanted to tone down all of the warm undertones (yellow, orange and sometimes reddish) that were coming from all of the natural wood in their home. Open layout with natural maple and pine wood tones.
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