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Tans are really tricky. I would recommend painting a large portion of one wall and letting it dry to see if you like the color before doing the whole room.
Absolutely!
It's tough to find a neutral without a lot of undertones, some which can be really funky when they're surrounding you.
I like Apache Tan for a really pure neutral, but I think it's Sherwin Williams not Benjamin Moore.
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Sherwin-Williams Camelback. It is really a beautiful, deeper tan and looks great with a creamy white. I did our bath room bottom half with the Camelback and the top half with a creamy white and used the sahara desert-look wall paper border from Lowe's and it is beautiful. Will now use the same Camelback in our dining room with black furniture.
I painted the Oklahoma Wheat in a dinning room years ago. I am a professional painter and I put color up everyday. This color made an impression on me. Elegant.
On the topic of tan paints, I used Sherwin Williams Latte throughout the house and I definitely went too dark. It should have been Kilim Beige instead.
I agree tans are tricky. Some are too orange or too peachy. We painted our formal livingroom and dining room in Sherwin Williams Latte. I was freaking at first because I thought it was too dark, but now I love it. We plan on painting the hallwall, staircase and kitchen area in SW Kilim Beige (2 shades lighter than the latte). I'm going to paint a swatch of latte on the wall in our bedroom to see if we also want to put it in there.
Can't remember if SW or BM, but SHaker Beige is great. It looks light on the swatch, but after two coats it dried a little darker and I love it. (It is in my son's room)
Have you taken a look at the pottery barn catalogs? they use BM colors and give the names either in the catalog or online. Its a great way to see what the color looks like on a large wall. they do use a lot of beiges although their latest catalog seems to be trying to change and go trendy :P
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