Help Pick Basement Colors (laminate, Valspar, flooring, paint)

[Jedi5]

looking for some help in choosing our basement color.
I know we don't want anything dark, we want to keep it light.

The basement is a walkout which gets plenty of light.
We we're doing a white ceiling, something like a light brazilian cherry laminate floor.

the colors i have in mind are:

off white
light tan
light blue
light/off orange

i'm going to HD right now to look at colors.

any suggestions?

[golfgal]

My Dad just redid their basement and used a sage green on the walls (Benjamin Moore's Dry Sage to be exact). It is VERY cozy down there. They have a white ceiling--actually they are decorative ceiling tiles that are white--and white trim. It is not at all dark. The dry sage would look amazing with Brazilian Cherry floors.

[Streamer1212]

Brazilian Cherry laminates will usually have a few light tones in the mix. Get a piece of the laminate, and try to match your wall color to the lightest tone of the flooring. If yours has no light tones, look for a "maple-ish" tone with a little bit of flesh color in it. Sort of a "Caucasian Pink".

Regards,
Streamer1212

[Jedi5]

thanks all for the suggestions.
i know i don't want a loud color, that's for sure.

i looked at the dry sage and it looks sorta tan.
is this it?

dry sage

[sjuraud]

We painted a room Valspar 4007-3B Shark Loop. Valspar 4007-3B Shark Loop Match | Paint Colors | Myperfectcolor

The image on the monitor doesn't do the color justice though. You should definitely get a paint chip to see what it really looks like.

[golfgal]

Originally Posted by Jedi5

thanks all for the suggestions.
i know i don't want a loud color, that's for sure.

i looked at the dry sage and it looks sorta tan.
is this it?

dry sage

Maybe but it isn't the color in real life. It is a pretty sage green. This isn't the best picture but this is the same color:

[sgresident]

you never mentioned the furnishings? what color couch, chairs etc do you have?

[Jedi5]

thanks all again for the suggestions.

the only furniture that we know off so far is a black sectional.

we have picked out behr ultra gallery white UL260-15.
it looks sorta like an off white/light grey.

that's our first selection anyway.

sorry i can't post a link of the sample.

[ShannonMilligan]

Top colors for basements
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Edit: I actually have Powell Buff in my entry way and LOVE it. I think it would look lovely in a basement. Would do it in mine if I didn't already have tons of it in the two story foyer. Warm yet light.

[art_teacher_mom]

Consider going to Sherwin Williams. You can buy one of their giant paint fan decks for only $10.
Even if you don't go with their paint, it will give you a good idea of what different colors look like down in the basement. Home Depot will do color matches, too. (Although I think the SW is worth the extra $10 to only have to do one coat instead of 2-3).
Whatever you do - please pick the colors while you are IN the room. Get the little sample pots. They're under $5 and SO worth it.
I've learned this the hard way in my dark, but lovely 1970's house we just bought. The colors look 5 shades darker in my house than they did in the store! I've had to repaint it twice but finally settled on a silver sage.