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Cannot find the accent color

6 years ago

I am painting the house. I changed from Sherwin williams White Raisin and Honeycomb to Kelly Moore Wise Owl. I want an accent color on the stairs. What would go with wise owl? Thanks.

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pbeq111
Original Author
6 years ago
Trim and hand rail is Swiss coffee. I started off with White raisin but it seemed too yellow. So now I have wise owl.
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Kathy Appel, ASID
6 years ago
I like the spice color you have below the staircase railing. The gold is similar in value to the grey so it's not contrasting enough. Check out my post on the color wheel and types of color schemes.
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