suggestions?Suggestions on color to paint walls of home theater?
Black.Suggestions on color to paint walls of home theater?
I have found that the dark red walls with black ceiling have always drawn me into a room quicker than any other color. These are the colors of the theater in my hometown. I found an interesting website where you pick a color and then the background of the page becomes that color. Link is below. Just click on the ';Colors'; tab in the left window and you'll find three color palettes.
For the optimum viewing environment that will assure maximum color accuracy and contrast from your display or screen it is important that the room surfaces, in addition to being spectrally diffuse, must also be spectrally neutral; therefore a neutral color such as a dark(er) gray is required. This is very important WITHIN THE FIELD OF VIEW and even more important within the “SURROUND AREA” of the display or screen.
For anyone whose priority it is to maximize color accuracy and contrast from their display experts recommend a matte gray paint, which range between Munsell N4 and N8 (from darker to lighter - N4 has L*a*b* values of 40, 0, 0 and N8 has L*a*b* values of 80, 0, 0; note: some prefer to use Kodak 18% gray as a neutral gray reference rather than the Munsell renotation,) for surfaces within the field of view. Around and centered on the display is the surround area, which is approximately equal to 8 times the active picture area of the display or screen (i.e., essentially the entire wall behind the display or screen for the average size room,) and is the most color critical surface and should be painted with a neutral matte gray paint closer to Munsell N4 or N5. Within the remainder of the field of view a lighter gray closer to Munsell N8 would be appropriate though an acceptable alternative is to use any Munsell Nearly Neutral pastel color preferably as close to neutral gray as possible. Outside of the field of view you have much more latitude though it is recommended that you still use a paint or surface treatment from the palette of Munsell Nearly Neutral pastel colors.
The reason the color of your viewing environment is so important is that most people with normal vision experience a phenomenon known as chromatic adaptation. The viewing environment can wield an enormous influence on your ability to discriminate color accurately. Of course an “optimal” viewing environment must almost always be balanced with aesthetics pleasing to the homeowner thus reasonable compromises are to be expected.
I would suggest a dark wallpaper or paint--black, brown, dark green, take your pick. Then pick some darkish red drapes and put drapes over the walls.
The drapes will help the accoustics in your home theater. If you plan to darken the room lights the color is really not critical, but black, brown or green will be the best three choices as long as they are dark.
The walls should not distract. The reason I suggest darkening the walls with paint or wallpaper is to allow lighter weight drapes to be used. A lighter colored wall may show through lighter weight drapes.
Your home theater should have the best sound you can put in it and accoustic design will help that.
If your home theater incorporates a front projector which you are planning to project movies or games onto a wall, then check out the appropriate screen paint from goosystems.com. Otherwise, if you already have a projection screen, then you can paint the walls any color that pleases your eye.
Good luck!
Hi there.What is your video system,large screen TV or Projector and screen.If it is projector and screen the colour of the room will either help the image or degrade it. A large projected image needs as much help as possible to give you a bright clear image. The most important requirement is to minimise light from the screen reflecting off light coloured walls and ceiling.The ceiling and walls should be as dark as possible maybe royal blue or indigo.Use flat or matt paint that does not reflect light.The floor can have any coloured carpet but i think a dark blue type colour would look good .If your floor is polished timber maybe a few dark scatter rugs would help reflection from the screen.I have dark curtains along the full width of the side walls which are 26 feet long.They meet up with the projector screen which is 9 feet wide hanging in front of a 14 foot wall.The curtains also improve the acoustics of the room.
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