Dulux Casper white quarter? Vivid White?
We are renovating an 3 bedroom unit and are looking to paint everything white. At the moment, the walls are lexicon and the trims are some sort of weird yellowy white and it just looks awful, almost a baby blue colour.
I was thinking of going vivid white on everything as it seems to match pretty much anything but am now thinking I like Casper white quarter for the walls, keeping the trims and ceiling vivid.
Our floors are going to be timber look vinyl, Godfrey hirst vega husk, kitchen is the light grey high gloss from ikea, bathrooms are a greyish stone look tile on floor with white tiles to the roof, and ikea dark grey gloss godmorgon vanity. So a greyish, brownish, whitish palette.
Had anyone used Casper white quarter and does it throw any particular colour? I can't tell if it's warm or cool haha. Or any other recommendations
Thanks!
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Kim
6 years ago
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Comments (7)Thank God someone talking about the effects of light and surrounding colour (and furnishings) when choosing a white (or any paint). So sick of reading about how 'bad' vivid white is on walls. I have put a paint sample up on the walls of my (poor natural lighting) unit, and it looks great, as well as being a good foil/contrast to the colours in the furniture I am painting. Tried white on white, which looks great in the pot, only to look 'dirty' on the walls. Vivid white in my unit doesn't look 'clinical', but 'clean', and most importantly, looks 'white' instead of slightly yellow or grey, or worse, like the walls haven't been cleaned in a decade. And the place looks brighter and more welcoming because more light is being reflected off the walls (and as I said, there is not enough of that to begin with). And as an FYI, yes, vivid white is an untinted Dulux colour, and is used as a base. However, I was just talking to a paint shop retailer of a different brand who I have been getting some supplies off, and he said that the Dulux vivid white base is actually slightly yellower than their base (Luxury paints base), which is very white. So even the much disparaged vivid white isn't a 'pure' white. And I did notice that when I put it up on the walls of my unit. The current white is very similar, but more yellow, but I was surprised there wasn't as much of a difference as I expected. Just goes to show the effect of a) the surrounding colour and b) the light a room gets....See Moredulux natural white half/quarter?
Comments (18)Heather, would you say the quarter is a warm white but still fresh? Colour consultant suggested full of half but haven’t seen a photo of those two that don’t look too warm... even sample against the ceiling white looks to warm in my house.. Just don’t want a white that looks dibgybor washed out so hoping quarter will still look fresh ☺️...See MoreCasper white quarter or White exchange quarter
Comments (3)It depends on the room light and other selections. Given that you’ve done the hard work and narrowed it down to two, you now need to paint at least A3 size samples and try them against the tiles and other selections....See Morerobinfk
6 years agoWe painted Casper White Quarter in a 1970s house with vivid white doors/trims with cypress pine floors. It looks lovely and fresh with a hint of grey and doesn't seem to throw any particular colour
Gallifrey
6 years agosarah_eddy6
6 years agoNo, I think it's important to get the right white as it can look dirty if you're mixing warm with cool undertones, even if they are subtle.
We've painted Casper White Quarter and love it, as Robinfk says it has a slight grey-taupe undertone (no yellow, green or red which I hate) which you really only notice when it's next to pure white, is a really interesting colour, has a bit of 'substance' to it and looks amazing against the vivid white ceiling and trims. It changes with the light and in different rooms too (see below - the mantlepiece shot is prob the most indicative), but always beautiful. Note in the photos the walls and picture/plate rails are all in CWQ and the ceiling (and cupboards) in untinted white (ie Ceiling White / Vivid White).
The guy in our paint shop suggested we consider it as it was his favourite white, and I'm so glad we did.
But if you're unsure, Natural White is always safe, suiting both warm and cool elements (floors etc) perfectly well.
Gabrielle Marotte
6 years agoChrissi Pet
4 years ago
Kate
4 years ago
siriuskey
4 years agobigreader
4 years agoSue P
3 years agoRic Brown
3 years agorobinfk
3 years agoHU-92375345
2 years agoNeed help!
Wife and I are considering Natural White or Casper White Quarter for our home.
From the left: Antique White USA; Casper White Quarter; Whisper White; Natural White.
Please share any advice or photos that help showcase the colour.
Chrissi Pet
2 years agoSue P
2 years agodavincicalbourne
2 years agoWe have done all of the downstairs open plan area in Caspar white quarter. Skirts done in same colour in gloss with vivid white ceiling & cornice. We had a4 samples of 4 Dulux whites: Snowy Mountains 1/2, white exchange 1/2, white polar 1/4. Moved the samples to every room with hubby & wrote down which we preferred. Tried them in north and south rooms in day and night light. CW1/4 was hands down the favourite. It looks great - crisp & clean with no blue, we love it. Photos were taken at night. Hope this helps.
Sue P
2 years ago
Daphnemaria Sch
2 years agoheidi wang
2 years ago
Kelly Nolan