I'll be the first to admit I know nothing about painting.

General observations: The white paint is noticeably "rougher" to paint on or wipe down, making me think it might be the same flat paint they used on the ceiling, which probably doesn't change anything.

I have applied two coats on separate areas to see if that would change anything, but it made little-to-no change.

The paint is Behr Dolphin Fin (790C-3) with primer.

Image: https://imgur.com/a/xmOTlOk

Image 2 (Connected the walls to make sure it wasn't an illusion): https://imgur.com/a/x9LNUAy

Thanks in advance!

Comments

lollroller t1_iyeow15 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 8:59 PM

Is that a corner? The same paint can look different on perpendicular walls, depending on light and shadows. I bet it will look fine when finished. That grey is much nicer than that brown IMO

UselessNinja22 OP t1_iyep69r wrote on November 30, 2022 at 9:00 PM

I'll bring it to the corners and swap out the pictures right now.

Edit: Yes, I completely agree, between the brown paint and carpeted bathrooms I have a bit to work with.

Maieth t1_iyetwqm wrote on November 30, 2022 at 9:31 PM

It'll look much better when you paint into the gap. There's a combo of effects here:

light striking the right hand wall but leaving the left in shadow creates very different tones.
The dark brown and bright white when placed next to a mid tone (your new grey paint) will each make the mid tone look very different - the dark brown makes it seem brighter than it actually is, and the white makes it seem darker than it actually is. Placing those effects side by side creates an even stronger contrast.

UselessNinja22 OP t1_iyeuer8 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 9:34 PM

I added the gap (and the picture) , it's been drying for about 30 minutes but it's pretty clear that it's not the same color... unless you still think i'm losing my mind which is valid haha

Maieth t1_iyf111f wrote on November 30, 2022 at 10:19 PM

No, it does not appear to be the same colour because all colour is just reflected light, and these surfaces reflect light differently. They face in completely different directions and you are holding the sample card in a third completely different direction.
If you used paint from the same pot/tin to fill the gap it is clear the same paint, it just appears different colours because of the angle of the light source. The textured paint exaggerates the effect, but do you genuinely think the paint is changing colour when it comes into contact with the two different surfaces?

Further test - cut the sample card in two. Tape/paste a piece against each wall right into the gap so they touch.

Maieth t1_iyf18bd wrote on November 30, 2022 at 10:21 PM

I'll also add, if you zoom in and look at the top of the card against the walls behind, there's patch right of centre where the colours are identical. It's all just about light.