Mixing paint colors

Though I got beat to the solution, I'll second it. Go ahead and try mixing them. But get empty buckets that are expendable for you to mix different levels of each paint. Then experiment by painting on a spare item like wood, or a board from an arts and crafts shop. Personally I'd go with the dark grey blue and not mix anything. But also I like the light green-blue (even better if its a cyan, turquoise or aquamarine). Probably another dumb suggestion, but newlevel. Go download sketchup free. You can use it to make a draft of the room or just shapes to compare the colors. See I'm thinking you might be able to use them both with some other decoration schemes. Then again, I haven't seen the paints in question, so its only a guess.

I say go for it. Most stores won't take back paint once it has been mixed to a color, so you might as well try it before buying more. I would get a couple scrap pieces of wood or drywall and experiment on those first, unless you have a small wall you don't mind painting and repainting if the color doesn't work out (make sure to prime the scrap with some paint similar to what's currently on the wall). I painted most of my house using "oops" paint (paint that was mixed at the hardware store but didn't meet the customers specifications). I would get a color close to what I wanted and then mix to suit. You have nothing to lose by trying except a little time.

I have mixed paint on a number of occasions but result is not always what you might expect since even quite similar colours may be formulated in very different ways. Also, consider that you may need to repaint at a later time and obtaining the same colour may be impossible. Mixing the two paints again from different batches won't work. Better go to a trade paint shop and ask them to mix the shade you want. all the best urban

Go for it, but I would get a bigger can and mix both together all at once. Be prepared to not like it and then add white to lighten or a darker shade of blue to darken and then you have it. Of course the chances are you will never be able to re-create the exact color again. Could be fun trying though!!

Do they coordinate? How about doing the bottom half in the darker to anchor the room and the lighter on the top ...or strip them. If you decide to mix them I would slowly add the darker to the lighter mixing it well inbetween until you come up with a color that's acceptable...and don't forget they dry a different shade.