Give the paint a defined role
Build a Salty Dog palette around the fixed surfaces first. This review explores white counters and aged brass, with separate choices for trim and a smaller accent. Salty Dog is among the deepest navy references here, with less reflectance than Indigo Batik.
A white counter and brass handles can define the cabinetry, but the lower door still needs to be acceptable when obvious blue recedes.
Named color references and material roles
Assign Salty Dog to a clear architectural area and decide what will preserve its outline. A pale wall, stone surface or large fabric can supply a broad counterweight, while metal provides smaller highlights. Compare the palette at those real proportions rather than as equal dark and light chips.
The manufacturer's coordinating suggestions include Pure White SW7005, Gray Screen SW7071 and Favorite Jeans SW9147. These are separate named colors to sample, not interchangeable formulas. For the material direction considered here—white counters and aged brass—choose which surface each candidate would occupy before deciding that the whole set belongs in the room.
| Palette element | What to decide |
|---|---|
| Main paint | Salty Dog SW-9177 |
| Material direction | white counters and aged brass |
| Reference candidates | Pure White, Gray Screen and Favorite Jeans |
The condition for keeping Salty Dog
Judge the blue on the lower door before using it for tall cabinets as well. The undertones and neighboring colors covers that related choice.
Use unequal sample areas: a broad Salty Dog board for the main painted surface, a narrow trim strip and a smaller accent. Equal chips can exaggerate the role of a color that will occupy little of the room. The wood-floor pairing guide covers that related choice. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.
Sources & notes
Color specifications: Sherwin-Williams Salty Dog SW-9177. The recorded LRV is 5. Named comparison values come from the respective manufacturers; material schemes are editorial suggestions.
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