Whites, off-whites and beiges are the most popular paint colors for interiors, bringing a warm and inviting feel to your homes. Even warm grays are hues homeowners are veering towards, giving some character to one’s spaces without enveloping rooms in total darkness.Â
#TeamNeutrals take over the scene when it comes to the most-loved finishes for one’s home. For those in this camp, you also know that no two neutrals are the same. What undertone a particular paint color has affects how it looks with other furnishings and finishes that go along with it.Â
For getting the numerous neutrals you can choose from as paints, visiting a Mix & Match Color Station makes it so easy. Though, did you know that you can actually mix your own neutral paint colors?Â
Midtone Neutrals Achievable through Boysen Latex Colors
Boysen Latex Colors are additives that you can mix with water-based paints to create a variety of colors. By following the 1:16 ratio, a product like Boysen Permacoat Latex White can be tinted to different pastel hues or midtones.Â
A plain, white finish can sometimes be bland or clinical for one’s tastes, but tinting can create variation. Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna and Burnt Umber are some colorants that can provide depth, resulting to versatile neutrals that fit different interior styles.
For Boysen Wallguard in particular, a paint that only comes in one color, Latex Colors help you get the durable and dirt-resisting benefit of the product while expanding the range of colors you can paint with for your home.
Tinting actually becomes a bit easier due to the sizes that Latex Colors come in. A 1/4-liter can of Latex Color is enough to tint a 4-liter paint container to a medium tone, in the same way that a 1-liter can of Latex Color tints a 16-L container can.
What makes Boysen Latex Colors also particularly advantageous for lovers of neutral tints is your ability to experiment with the different base colors that are available. As long as you follow the 1:16 paint to colorant maximum ratio, you can mix different colors together to achieve a wide range of light and medium tones. Remember the ratio just in case you need to make more of the same hue.Â
Maximizing the Mix Your Colors Tool to Make Your Own Neutrals
The official Boysen app, through the Mix your Colors feature, is also an important tool if you want to experiment with Boyen Latex Colors. It has two features.
First is the Mixing tool. This is where you can pick colorants of your choice to see the resulting tone when certain colors are mixed.
The second is the Library tool, a digital swatch of selected possible colors. Choose among them to see the colorants needed to achieve that tone and their respective mixing proportions.
Note that, due to specs in the variations of individual devices, the colors you see on the app may not accurately match the actual resulting color.Â
What products you use and how the colorants are mixed may also influence the final color. The best practice is to test the mixture in small amounts, still following the 1:16 ratio, to see the resulting tone.
These tips are also applicable for lovers of pastels, achievable using Boysen Latex Colors.
Final Thoughts
When in doubt, visit a Boysen Mix & Match Color Station to get machine-mixed colors. This is if you also want darker neutrals for cozy, cocooning spaces. You can take a look at their various fan decks and brochures and see swatches of colors you can choose from.
Though for those who want to explore mixing their own colors, Boysen Latex Colors can be for you. Just use the products correctly to ensure you don’t get to waste your time and efforts. Visit this article to read on common mistakes when using colorants.
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