Neutral grey wall paint.

[felix5616]

I have prevoiusly used Behr paint, a formula that was designed as neutral gray. The tints are no longer available due to mandated paint formula changes. Anyone have a new formula that they a using?

[Some Guy]

Probably called a slate now.

I'd just take a 18% gray card into the paint dealer and let them color-match it with their analyzer.

SG

[digitaldog]

The only way to insure it’s neutral is to measure it. GTI makes a paint they say is spectrally neutral.

http://www.gtilite.com/accessories-ca.htm

Standard Gray Neutral 7 Vinyl Latex
Standard Gray Neutral 7 is a water-reducible vinyl latex for use in color viewing areas which require Munsell N7/ gray surround as specified by ASTM D1729-2009. Available in gallons or pints.

[Chris_Brown]

I took my Macbeth Color Checker into Menard's and they sampled the mid-tone gray, mixed me up 3 gallons of very neutral gray paint. Was it $90 per gallon? No, but it wasn't ISO 3664:2000 compliant either.

[Phil Indeblanc]

For future ref, you can use a ColorMunki to check the color. :-)

[datro]

I'd just take a 18% gray card into the paint dealer and let them color-match it with their analyzer.

I think this would be much too dark.  I would definitely NOT want a room painted in 18% grey.

What you want is something lighter but still neutral.  I purchased a Munsell N8 reference sheet, then took it to my local Home Depot where they color-matched it with Behr paint (flat).   I don't remember the pigment mix they came up with, but this paint works really well on my print evaluation wall.

Dave

[Chris_Brown]

I think this would be much too dark.  I would definitely NOT want a room painted in 18% grey.

It's fine.

[hugowolf]

It's fine.

But depressingly drab. It does get to you after a while, if you are working in the same space five days a week. Really, go for neutral in a lighter tonal value.

Brian A