What exactly is the color called 'Oyster'?

12 years ago

I was reading some articles on Sarah Richardson's website and she addressed the "gray" trend. She suggested instead of going with a pure gray in large common areas, that one might go with an "oyster" tone instead. She described Oyster as a gray with a touch of green and a touch of sand. I have always thought of Oyster as something like this too, sort of a grayish-greenish-tan. Anyone have a different definition of Oyster? Any great Oyster paint colors you can recommend?

I am having the hardest time finding a paint color to go with the peach-y tint the traventine tiles in the shower in my master bedroom. I usually like blue-green for bathrooms, but none of the ones I've tried look right with the tile. I tried BM Smoke which is in the adjoining bedroom, but it went way too baby blue in there. Maybe this Oyster color is the way to try next? Would BM 962 Gray Mist be defined as an Oyster color?

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forhgtv
12 years ago
Here's Oyster from Sarah Richardson's paint line, for your reference.
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blfenton
12 years ago
Yep - silvery white.
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msrose
12 years ago
I didn't know Sarah had a paint line. Is it available in the states or just Canada?
forhgtv
12 years ago
As far as I know, it's just available in Canada right now.
Suzy
12 years ago
bm gray mist has a yellowish/cream tone. it's the color of my built-ins:
kimiko232
12 years ago
Try revere pewter. Part of the day... it's gray, green (wasn't expecting it), and then beige. It looks darker on the swatch than it is on the wall in my home.

Para paints are only available in canada. Unfortunately. I don't know if you could call para and get the closest match to it. Then try the colorcharts.org to see what it is on that site and find the closest match. I'm always surprised to find how close paints really are.
kimiko232
12 years ago
Oh, I remember reading somewhere that she uses meeting house from ici paints in every home that she does. It's a beautiful color. I'm wondering if this color is a copy for the oyster she promoted.

Here is another link to the subs for meeting house on colorcharts.
http://www.colorcharts.org/ccorg/resources/results.aspx?find=W54P-X7V9-CYBW

Oh. I found the article...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/real-estate/a-lick-of-paint-if-its-the-right-paint-can-do-wonders/article797220/page2/

Good luck!

Here is a link that might be useful: meeting house.