That's why so many designers and architects select off-white and white neutrals for projects! Those are much safer choices than selecting a color that will look entirely different under different lighting conditions. I have found that yellows and golds are particularly problematic because they can turn green or 'Miami neon' depending upon the light. Many years ago, I had one small corporate project for which I selected a warm white with a barely perceptible peach undertone. It looked fine everywhere except in a corridor where the peach seemed to bounce off the walls and become more intense. It felt like being inside a bubblegum ball. Because the color choice was mine, I did pay the painters myself to stay late and paint one side of the corridor white. That was enough to eliminate the peach color.
I always use strong colors in my designs and in your situation I would:
1. Talk to the client and tell her how difficult it is to select a color that will work under a specific lighting condition, and that while her selection might have been fine elsewhere it really doesn't enhance that particular room.
2. Discuss painting 1, 2 or 3 walls in the room an off-white (or another neutral) and keeping peach on one accent wall only (if that works with the architecture, the peach isn't too atrocious, and she actually likes the color). That might dampen the affect of the color in the room and would be less expensive than repainting the entire room. And not injure her ego for selecting it.
3. If she absolutely loves it and doesn't want to change it, then leave it alone. It was her color choice and you should absolutely not be paying for her decision unless you absolutely need this project for your portfolio.
4. In any future project, make sure you put in your specifications and tell every client that they will need to have a painter paint a 4ft x 4ft sample of every paint color on key walls to be identified by you on the jobsite before they purchase paint. That way you could have caught this ahead of time. "Before they purchase paint" is key.
Don't worry about leaving a project you consider imperfect. Clients often make changes after project completion so the space will look very different with their furniture and artwork anyway. In fact the furniture and artwork will lessen the problems you see with the paint because your eyes will go in more directions and be attracted to the brightest objects. But you should DEFINITELY not offer to pay for re-painting. This was a client decision.
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Barbara Stewart AIA
Healthcare Design Psychology Consultant
San Anselmo CA
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