Blending a tricky color. Realized our mixing ratios are just guesswork.

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Typical. Seen this with house paint. You think you've got the formula right, then it dries totally different. I tried matching a client's bathroom beige once. The tiny sample chip looked perfect, but a whole wall looked straight up pink. Had to buy three test pots to get it right. That's why you always test on a big board first, in the actual room light. Even then, sometimes the base paint batch changes everything. It's never as simple as the numbers say.

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joelharris6mo ago

Ever notice how wall texture changes the color too?

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angelab626mo ago

Feel your pain, @kelly_ramirez96. Tried to match a sage green once and it dried this weird mint color on the wall. Had to redo the whole room with a different brand. Honestly, lighting changes everything, just like you said.

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