alright i figured i might as well do my part and add another neutral gray to the mix (well neutral according to easyrgb.com anyway) it's a laura ashley color mixed using a quart of valspar signature series ultra matte so it has a slight sheen and it is washable and scrubbable.
the color is 1513 winter wind with RGB values of 219 218 218. the ever so slightly elevated red number stands out in the finished mix to give the paint a very subtle lilac hue.
for a little background my whole house is painted with laura ashley colors but mostly in satin and eggshell finishes. i have always found this paint to be pretty easy to work with (not the easiest though) and it has always dried flat and uniform when applied with proper care and technique.
for reference i had painted my screen with an easy flex 06 shade with upw 1850 base and i repainted the right half of the screen with the laura ashley (valspar) paint. both paints have a very similar sheen and the only significant difference is that the EF06 has been on the wall for a while but the LA WW was applied last night.
50/50 color reference. EF06 on the left, LA WW on the right
75/25 color reference. EF06 on the left, LA WW on the right
25/75 color reference. EF06 on the left, LA WW on the right
note: all of the above photos were taken with flash from about 5 feet away. my camera also has a tendency to push red a little bit.
ambient light screen shots where the total ambient light is in excess of 500 watts from adjacent rooms.
ambient light results with projector in its best setting with both iris' stopped down (the ef06 does a good job here)
same amount of ambient light except this time both iris' are wide open (ef06 wins again but it's not as big of a victory when more PJ light is thrown onto the screen)
same image but with no ambient light
for good measure i'm adding a couple of screen shots that show the color differences. please note that the projector was basic calibrated for the EF06 screen and no adjustments have been made to compensate for the LA WW.
the result from my little experiment has really been that the EF series of paints do a pretty good job even though they aren't truly neutral. right now i'm a little torn since while watching the movie there were instances where i like them both.
the LA WW is just a hair darker than True Value Winter Mist and as you can see in the first images it's a lot lighter and much less green than EF06.
I think my next experiment will be to see how a quart of TV Winter Mountain with a coat of poly stacks up against EF06. i definitely don't want to go darker than EF06 but i do want to go a touch more neutral. if i could find something readily available that had RGB color values of ~210 210 210 (not likely but still...) i think i would be set until the next time
