The three basic neutral hues used to be black, white, and beige. Their inherent beauty was that they went with everything - the simple choices. Then along came camel, taupe, and gray which provided more variations on the basic theme. Today, however, the "new neutrals" have a completely new definition. These are colors that simply and beautifully complement most of the other colors in the spectrum.
The right shade is the sticking point. A soft buttery yellow will go with about everything, but school bus yellow looks best on buses, rain slickers, and children's rubber duck boots. Imagine a pale mustard shade that is not too bright and not too dull, but just quietly remains in the background, allowing furnishings to take the center stage.
The same can be said of green
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Spring green or something closer to sage are your best options; think of how the first greens of spring complement every flower and how a dusty herbal shade has chameleon qualities. In fact , many of today's new neutrals come directly from nature, or the growing coffee business.
Latte, cappuccino, espresso, mocha - are now common paint colors and very popular.
I added this photo of "Stage This - Please " to just make your day!!
This is just a photo I found at Creative Commons - I thought the paint color was similar to a school bus yellow and the items just a hoot!
photo by mirror ghost
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