Natural light is critical to test the undertones of your paint colors. Both colors are Benjamin Moore Hale Navy HC-154. In the photo below, the color swatch looks MUCH darker than the painted color board behind it.

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Small paint swatches don’t have enough surface area to see enough of the undertones and look different than the paint board. Make sure that the poster board has 2 coats of paint. The poster board should be at least 8.5 x 11, and bigger is better. Undertones are much easier to see when you use a poster board instead of a tiny paint swatch. What if you could accurately test paint colors before you invest your time, energy, and hard cold cash on a new paint job? Here you go! Use a large painted poster board instead of a paint swatch This gorgeous color that has never failed me looked like Pepto Bismol! It cost me $400 to repaint the room. I recently got complacent and decided to paint one of my bedrooms Sherwin Williams Incredible White without testing. Take it from a pro, EVERYONE needs to test paint colors, even me.

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