Yellow help

We are new to this board and have really enjoyed reading it so far.

We have a couple of yellow Chambers (one high back and one low back). Both are off at the restorer and we are painting our kitchen while they are gone. We need to find a paint chip that is as close as possible to the Chambers yellow. I know that the color varies slightly but we are just trying to find out which shades of other colors to use in the kitchen. Has anyone found a paint chip at Lowes or Home Depot that is close to "Chambers yellow"?

Thanks,
jd

I'll pick up some chips later this afternoon, and get back to you this evening.

-jenn

Well, I own a yellow Chambers, so I can get you a matching chip the next time I swing by one of the big DIY places. I should be going tomorrow.

Do you have a Lowe's or Home Depot in your area? Let me know which one you've got and I'll get a chip from one of their lines of paint.

Robbiquest did this for me when I got a green stove (I have one of each), and I'd be happy to pass the favor along.

-Jenn

We have a Lowes and a Home Depot. I picked up a handful of yellow samples from Lowes the other day. We are trying to decide on a shade of green to paint the kitchen. Thanks for your help.

jd

Well, I picked up chips with about 40-45 different yellows on them from Behr (Home Depot's line), and I can hardly believe the result. None of them are even close. Chambers yellow is almost slightly greenish. I never noticed it before.

I'll have to try Lowe's collections next. This time I'll take the oven door panel with me to narrow down my choices.

Bear with me. I may not be able to get there for another couple days, but I will definitely be going soon. The nearest Lowes is about 25 miles away, but I go by it every time I go to the gym, which is often.

-Jenn

This may be a last resort - but when I want to match a color I take a sample to the paint store - have them scan it and makie it up...I know you don't need yellow paint but it is one way to get a record of it. Also if you have art supplies or are artistic - I often add my own pigments to paint to tweak the color and it has been a real help. If I don't have the pignemts I need I will use artist acrylic in tubes (which is what latex is anyway) adding a little at a time until I get exactly what I want.

Hey Hey Phoebe,

What a great idea, THEN she could use the paint she had made up for accents somewhere else, trim or stencil...V

Chances of find a dead on match to an enamel using color samples that are flat is just impossible. You can try buying a can of spray gloss polyurethane, spraying all the samples and then compare gloss to enamel. Another and in my opinion, better way to go is not try to match but find a color that compliments your stove. Think of trying to match a jacket and slacks...a near match is a disaster but a compliment to one another is great. And don't forget to buy the smallest quanity possible,some manufactureres now offer sample pots-Benjeman Moore, Pratt and Lambert, Fine Paints of Europe- and paint a small section of wall to determine which you like best. It is best to spend more money on a true quality paint than to buy a big box brand, higher pigment saturation and better coverage along with better durability, washability and less fading. The labor cost is the same either way ... any of the above mentioned paints will give superior results.

Hi Jenn;
When you find a yellow that matches will you also send a chip to me? I'm curious as to how close my yellow BZ matches the yellow of the C's. The nearest Lowe's to me is 80 miles away. Mine also has a slight green tinge - I call it a lemongrassy color.
Regarding paint, I'll put a plug in for Sherwin-Williams. Excellent quality and coverage (some paints may cost less per can, but you'll have to buy more cans). They also have a lot of sales - especially around holidays. I bought SW because they had the best price on low VOC paint. They were also very nice at my store and put me on account at the sale price so even months after the sale ended I got the cheaper price. But, best of all is the low VOC. I rarely felt the effects of paint fumes when painting and a friend of mine who has serious chemical allergies is able to be in our house and not get toxified. Although most of us don't notice fumes they are there and often trapped in our well-sealed houses (along with fumes from so many other things) and who knows what they are doing to us now or in the future.
Ann

Ann hit the nail on the head...outgassing. Outgassing is the release of toxins present in nearly all modern products used in home construction, decoration etc. Everything from plywood to drywall to coatings on electircal wires to paint, to carpet padding and carpet.....adhesives....the most innocent products can have debilitating effects upon us and we won't know until too late. The best graphic example out there is a fire, a house fire or a plane crash and fire...death from these tragic events is usually from the toxic gasses that develope when products are burned....people rarely are burned to death, they die from the inhalation of the toxic fumes. There are SAFE & GREEN products out there and available for almost all products...it may take a bit of legwork and a bit more money, but you can find them all.