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Coat Paints

Park Life

Park Life is a restrained green with a grey cast, giving it a calm, grounded look on walls and woodwork. It sits in Coat Paints’ Greens range and reads as a practical, usable shade rather than a bright botanical one.

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See this colour on Coat Paints's own site, then order it through us.

About this colour

At #969B8A, Park Life is a soft, mid-muted green that leans slightly cool, with enough grey in it to keep the colour steady and understated. In north-facing light it can feel more slate-green and a little quieter, while in south-facing rooms the warmth in the light brings out its olive side and makes it feel fuller without turning vivid. It reflects a moderate amount of light, so it does not flatten a room, but it also does not shout across it. Beside pale oak, walnut, chalky off-whites or deep navy upholstery, it holds its own and gives a room a settled, lived-in balance.

How to use it

Park Life suits sitting rooms, studies and boot rooms where you want a colour that feels composed on walls or cabinetry. It works well with natural woodwork, cream trim, and upholstery in oatmeal, charcoal, rust or faded blue.

A calm grey-green that keeps a wall feeling settled rather than bright.

Coat Paints Greens Paint

Specification

Brand: Coat Paints
Colour: #969B8A
Colour family: Greens
Finishes: Flat Matt, Flat Matt Claypaint, Eggshell, Soft Sheen, Floor Paint, Exterior
Product type: Paint

Specification as published by Coat Paints. We will confirm the current details with them before you order.

Order it with the cloth

A pot comes off the same order as the fabric, so the wall and the chair in front of it are chosen together. The making is ours: cut, sewn and fitted in our own Heybridge workshop, with Simon over every stage.