Think Pink!

Jim and I have been assigned to head the new paint color committee at "The Maryland".  Have said our building is "pink"--  really it's a pastel peach.....  normally a color I hate----  to my shock, it's almost working--  but believe it could be better....  Have always loved 'old spanish' architecture painted pink---  Seems to evoke vintage Los Angeles with a jolt of whimsy--  My first thought was to match existing structures where color is working--  ie. Beverly Hills Hotel, and stately 20's homes around town--  Have learned, however it's not that easy--  Those pinks work with lots of landscaping/breakup --  Our building rises straight up like a tower--  on either side are low parks... So it can't be so pink.  There are hundreds of samples---  and painting them directly on the building looks like hell---  Whittled it down to Benjamin Moore "Odessa" and three or four others---  I've become obsessed with this task---  often daydreaming about it while I drive...