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A transitional paint color is one that has a stronger balance of warm and cool tones. If the rooms in your home are all warm yellows and golden tans, you’ll want to avoid incorporating a strong cool gray or blue that has very little warm tones because there is not enough of a balance to help make for a smooth undertone transition.

Coventry Gray by Benjamin Moore is one of the best examples of showing you what a transitional color is because it has almost an equal balance of warm and cool undertones. Transitional colors like Coventry Gray, help make it possible to mix warm yellows, golds and cool blues together to where they work beautifully: Imagine if you had a bright yellow room next to this kitchen below that is painted in another great transitional color- Chelsea Gray by Benjamin Moore. By the way, you can really see how this gray is an ideal transitional color because of the very strong yellow undertone in the wood floors:

Abalone by Benjamin Moore is another fantastic transitional color because it’s a light gray/tan that has just the right hint of cool. Transitional colors do not have to have an equal balanced mix of warm and cool tones. I hope this has answered any questions that you have about how to incorporate cooler or warmer colors throughout your home.