The floor finish is the reference
Judge Intrigue against your actual wood finish, not a generic wood species label. The starting material direction here is cream wool and walnut. Intrigue is deeper than Heather Gray and slightly deeper than Carolina Gull, giving green-gray a substantial architectural presence.
Walnut and cream wool create a wide value range, allowing the wall to be judged for both dark-edge separation and light-fabric contrast.
Test the dominant wood color, not one grain line
Check the outline between Intrigue and the darkest part of the floor or wood furniture. Deep paint and dark timber may lose separation in evening light. Decide whether that continuous dark effect is intended, or whether a lighter painted boundary would give the room clearer structure.
Intrigue has an LRV of 24.43; Benjamin Moore Carolina Gull 2138-40 is 27.41. The difference is 2.98 points, with Carolina Gull returning more light under the reference measurement.
The condition for keeping Intrigue
Check the dark wood outline and the shaded wall before extending the paint to connected spaces. The undertones and neighboring colors covers that related choice. The trim color comparison covers that related choice.
Keep the Intrigue board vertical at the floor edge. A match to one pale grain line can misrepresent the dominant color across the installed floor. Judge the broad timber background from standing height. If the floor will be refinished, repeat the comparison with the approved new stain sample before ordering the wall paint. The coordinating color options covers that related choice. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.
Sources & notes
Color specifications: Benjamin Moore Intrigue 1580. The recorded LRV is 24.43. Named comparison values come from the respective manufacturers; material schemes are editorial suggestions.
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