yellow paint came out too yellow

delain

I've got beech units in my kitchen, it' painted in Dulux mineral mist, it's lovely.

shykins

had u thought of painting 1 of the walls a dark colour to mute the yellow? would save repainting the whole lot,

if u have bits of paint left from the other rooms u could maybe mix some of them for a darker colour, make sure u mix REALLLY well and make sure theres enough to finish the job

dander

Definitely no chance of being able to get a refund on the paint. All paint charts have disclaimers on about the accuracy of the colours.
I think yellow is a colour that tends to look much more intense when it's in a large area, so it's always best to start with a shade that is paler than you think you want when you're decorating.

delain

chanelle2 wrote: »

i think i bought happy daze, but it looks nothing like how the website shows it, or the tin, like the other colours do.

i dont think i can afford using tester pots then buying paint again.

Happy Daze is very very loud - I can see that from the colour book!

Where are you - I've got half a tin of sunrise you can use as a tester :rotfl:

nickj_2

even the colour sticker on the side of the tin is only a vague representation of what's in the tin ,

Enterprise_1701C

You might get used to it - I've got a really bright yellow in my kitchen and it wakes me up in the morning, and my kitchen lights seem to go on a lot later than my neighbours's, and it feels lovely and warm in the winter.

botanical

I'm an interior decorator. It's very easy to tone down a too-bright yellow by getting some magnolia or off-white and brushing a little bit onto an almost dry rag or sponge and blending it gently on the yellow. Dab, wipe and blend while it's wet. Don't get stuck on it being exactly even. Stand back from time to time to see the effect. You can do large areas very quickly with a tiny bit of off-white and the effect is to make the surface come subtly alive. It's easy and effective and gives a wonderful sophisticated depth to the colour when it looks like a 'washed plaster' effect. You can apply it very evenly or with more noticeable 'texture'- and it's very creative! (I do this all the time to correct customers' paint choices that they feel isn't right or too strong)

chanelle2

Thank you for ur advice. it isn't wet anymore i dont think - it was painted yesterday or wednesday, anything i can do?

botanical

chanelle2 wrote: »

Thank you for ur advice. it isn't wet anymore i dont think - it was painted yesterday or wednesday, anything i can do?

Sorry, I didn't make clear-the original too-yellow paint is dry. It should be dry before you drag or sponge it with off-white. It's the rag or sponge that's very slightly damp (to help the blending) Something that helps too is having some of the original too-yellow paint so that when you stand back later and you think you may have overdone the off-white in some places you can add back a tiny bit of too-yellow. Once you get the feel it is the loveliest feeling in the world because you're free to create another subtle dimension over and above solid blocks of colour. So interesting and individual.

moonrakerz

This thread remind me of when Del Boy re paints the local Chinese Restaurant kitchen (cheap !) with luminous yellow paint for use in rail tunnels :D