Just a paint color tip for other color challenged diyers.

[Marian Smith]

I took the current Behr white neutral brochure to some spec homes in a popular neighborhood.  My husband and I both stood back and tried to pick the colors used.  The walls were very close to Casual Khaki, Sentimental Beige and in the house with white kitchen cabinets, Spun Wool.  The entire house was one color, the ceilings were white, as was the trim.  The Behr  khaki might have been a hair darker than the spec home walls, but the other two looked dead on.  My thoughts: builders hire designers to pick their colors...so these are pro choices for my area, central Texas.  And Behr probably copies model home colors around the nation...or at least follows the same trends, maybe graying up the almonds and whites.  

Zillow recently reported the top selling kitchen color to be wheat...how they arrived at that I can't imagine.  But the above  beige would fit the category.  Any other tips?