I just tested DE Miner's Dust, while it is a lovely greige it is not the color that I am looking for. I want something less beige/gray and more gray.
Miner's Dust on top, Big Chill on the bottom.
About 4 years ago I painted our kitchen SW Silverplate 7649 but had it cut by 25%. The end result is it looks very close to SW Big Chill 7648 with Silverplate still being slightly darker. Both of these colors are on the same color strip so it makes sense that they would be similar but only different in LRV and chroma.
My kitchen wall with Silverplate (25% reduced in pigment), foam board with Big Chill, no changes in formula.
My biggest surprise was the difference in Big Chill mixed with Sherwin Williams/Lowes brand and Dunn Edwards base. Look at the photos below. It is hard to believe these are both Big Chill.
I have to admit Dunn Edwards paint went on much smoother and Big Chill looks even better mixed with DE white base. The nice people at DE told me yesterday that their base is the whitest of all other paint manufactures. Now, I have no idea if that is true but Big Chill definitely looks better IMHO mixed in DE white base, the proof is in the photo!
Because I have been so happy with DE and the service I have gotten not to mention my painter won't use any other paint than DE, I am looking at DE Cloud DEC791. It is very close to Big Chill. So that will be my next paint sample.
SW Big Chill LRV 62
DE Cloud LRV 63
Bottom row, SW Big Chill, DE White DEW380 for crown moulding, doors and baseboards, DE Cloud DEC791.
Top DE First Snow DEW390, considering this for the ceiling!
Please let me know what gray you ended up choosing.
If you like DE Cloud and still feel it is too dark then try it lighten by 25%.
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Dunn Edwards Cloud/Big Chill
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