In this article, you will learn about Ewing Blue and Palladian Blue colors including a side-by-side comparison. If you are considering either of these colors, the following information will help you make the right decision.
Both Ewing Blue and Palladian Blue have a healthy dose of green in the mix. If you love a pale aqua in your space, either can work.
Both of these shades can be found in the early morning sky or just as the sun dips below the horizon. However, Ewing Blue is clear while Palladian blue is cloudy.
Ewing Blue vs Palladian Blue
Ewing Blue
Ewing Blue is a clear aqua. In a kitchen, a bright living room or an office, you will find this color quite stimulating. It will support pastels and would be a great choice for child’s room as well.
This color does get a bit chalky when the light is low. If you struggle to wind down and sleep deeply at the end of the day, this may not be your best color choice.
The walls will offer just a bit of reflection; any ambient light in the space will be even brighter, even with lined drapes in use.
Take care to pair Ewing Blue with other cool tones. By the numbers, this color has just a bit more green in the mix than blue.
If you try to pair this with brown, tan, or rust, this wall color will read a bit green.
Black, charcoal, and navy will work beautifully with this color, as will paler shades of silver or cool grey.
Consider using a clean white trim, such as Chantilly Lace. If you love wood tones, a cool brown walnut could work well with this color.
Do be aware that an excessively dark wood tone could leave the room feeling rather heavy; if you love a bright and airy space, painted trim will make that effect easier.
This shade works extremely well with pastels. If you’re decorating a nursery or a child’s room, you can turn a white bookcase into an accent wall by painting the back of the shelves with a contrasting shade.
In a nursery, panels of pink, lavender, medium blue and yellow would be a wonderful way to add visual interest.
You can also use this shade on the ceiling. For those who want to DIY a paint job but aren’t sure about getting a clean line at the corner, go ahead and put this on the ceiling too.
If there’s texture on the ceiling, you can paint over it; just have extra rollers on hand so you can toss a roller if it’s loaded with texture.
RGB: 208, 226, 224
Hex Code #: D0E2E0
Palladian Blue
Palladian Blue is a smokier, slightly greener aqua. This color will grey as the light gets lower. It will also pair easily with warmer tones, particularly wood finishes.
If you have a wide array of finished woods in your decor, consider pairing Palladian Blue with a light cream trim. Chantilly Lace is a terrific go-to; it will be bright enough to bring out the blue and create a clean, bright finish.
Red oak, warm maple, and other warm wood tones will sparkle against this wall color.
Do take care when you bring in cool colors. Because of the high levels of green in this color mix, it may get cantankerous when you bring in cool blues, charcoal, or silver mist.
Palladian Blue is aqua, but if you pair it with a navy sofa or side chair, it will read green. If you love a grey or barn wood finish, use Ewing Blue instead.
Pairing Palladian Blue with a very cool blue-grey will create a “hospital green” feel.
Because this color will grey instead of chalking in low light, it’s a great choice for a family room or even an office. If your kitchen cabinets are a warm wood, put this color to work in your kitchen.
It will flow beautifully in an open-concept home that has wood floors or built-in wooden storage.
Any time you apply paint to a wall that has a fairly even mix of blue and green, it can be scary to watch the color change.
The color will likely be recognizable as you put it on, but at some point in the drying process, you may see tones of sage green or even sky blue. Keep going.
Give your paint 24 hours to settle to the true shade.
RGB: 193, 209, 201
Hex Code #: C1D1C9
Prep Your Walls Effectively
The condition of your walls will have an impact on the results of your paint job, particularly with a deeper color such as Palladian Blue.
Shadows around holes will be more visible under a color that goes grey; a color that chalks, such as Ewing Blue, will not show such deep scars.
If your walls are especially beaten up, consider either a skim coat or a texturing process to reduce visible scars. Each time you patch, make sure you
- scrape to smooth down the wall around the hole
- putty the hole smooth with sheetrock compound
- let it dry fully before sanding
- prime the patch
The pink spackle that changes color as it dries can be an ideal choice for a tiny hole, but many holes in sheetrock need a bigger patch. A light sheetrock mud can get better results.
Never paint over wet mud; it will crack and you will have a much bigger repair to make.
If you have a lot of patching to do, invest in a good-quality taping knife with a padded handle. Properly applied, sheetrock mud will actually spread easily and create a very smooth repair.
As soon as you finish up your repair, clean and dry the taping knife before it can corrode.
Prime your walls for a clean finish. As you prime, pay attention to any holes that pop up as you go. Put a piece of masking tape on the floor under the hole so you can go back and make that final repair.
Let the primer dry, take the same repair steps and add just a touch of primer on the dried patch before you put on the top coat of color.
