maybe go with a taupe? that goes with browns & grays

A good bluish grey is Platinum by Ben Moore. I recently painted my walls this colour (on top of blue, so it went a bit bluer) with a brown couch. It worked really well, making everything look more elegant. Now I've swapped in a cream leather couch and it still looks sharp.

It may be darker than you'd like though. It's very much a grey.

http://www.polyvore.com/decorati_platinum_gray_benjamin_moore/thing?id=20671650

Lose the purple and a blue grey wall color like this would be good. http://www.decorpad.com/photo.htm?photoId=83116

But you're going to have to get some samples to see what works best with your lighting and atmosphere the best.

Just pick a warm (brown tone) gray not a cool gray (blue tone). It will look great!

I have a very, very pale, very cool gray color on my walls and I have a brown leather couch and beige rug. The trick is to keep it a very light shade.

Use a color visualizer. You can upload this picture into the system and then "try on" different colors to see if it goes with the couch. https://www.sherwin-williams.com/visualizer/

We are sort of struggling with something similar in our kitchen, where there is pink carpet in the eat-in part and some lovely vinyl flooring with pink flowers and a beige grid pattern in the rest of the room. Those will come up with the kitchen gut job we're planning for a few years down the road, but for now we're trying to make the best of the situation and find a paint to complement (or at least not clash with) both the kitchen issues and the grey/green tones elsewhere in the house. So we're looking for a greige (sorry if that's cliche)--I currently have Benjamin Moore Classic Collection strips 115, 118, and 119 taped to the wall, and I think we're focusing in on Mocha Cream. Good luck!

You should wait to get the carpet installed before choosing your wall colour. The beige carpet you think you are getting might have an undertone of colour that will clash. Most 'beige' colours have a yellow, green or pink undertone to them. That being said there is a great grey colour from Benjamin Moore that seems to always look great with everything. Museum Piece CSP-40 is a great option. It is dramatic and warm-based rather than a colour that is too blue-based and cold looking. Best, K

No gray. How about a light sage? Perhaps look for something in the gold-green realm.

We had a similar pickle... we used a Valspar/Lowe's color called Oatlands Subtle Taupe --it's a great "greige" that is really a chameleon color. We have grey-tones curtains and I found some pillows at Target that have grey and tan in them and it all ties together quite nicely.

There are a ton of rugs out there now with grey and tan that are great for bridging between beige/tan furniture and the more modern grey tones that are so popular now... hope this helps!

I have beige carpet and gray walls. I have managed to pull it together by bringing in white, creams, grays, blacks, a pale gray blue and lavendars. The soft tones all play off each other and are very soothing. I have kept all patterns very subtle and the artwork is usually fairly monochromatic but framed in black so it has a cohesive look in the room.

I just finished picking shades of white and grey for my own home. Tricky business! Like the previous people have said, you need to wait till you can compare the paint chips to the shade of the carpet. Go to a paint store, select a range of shades and colors and tack them on a section of wall and watch them throughout the day as the light changes. If there are some brighter and darker areas in the room, change the wall the second day. Take away the ones that won't work. Remember that paint store lighting is VERY different from at home so colors that look "meh" at the store could be winners at home! :)

So glad to know we can ignore those purple pillows!

Sherwin Williams Rice Grain is a warmish grey that I've used with satisfaction in several houses.

I worked at Sherwin Williams for a few years and always had homeowners coming in asking if they could use certain colors with existing fabrics/furntiure pieces. Many even brought in couch cushions and pillows for me to see.

Anywayyy, you can absolutely use a grey color on the walls! Going based off the photo I would lean towards a grey with teal undertones so it blends with the couch as opposed to clashing w/ it. But you should definitely stop by your local paint store and pick up a whole bunch of sample cards, bring them home and see how they work in your own space.

Good luck!

Pick up a swatch of Pewter by Benjamin Moore. It has a blue undertone to it and its absolutely stunning on a wall. This is what my living room is painted and I love it! It goes well with just about anything. Good Luck!

Brown tones are usually warm. Bluish grays are cool. There might be a fight there. (Specific color choices should be tested to avoid that.)

What I would do is go to a fabric store and see if you can find a print (even if you don't like the exact print) that has the colors you are stuck with and a color you might like for your walls in the design. Buy a quarter yard and have the color matched at the paint store. Just be smart about it -- if the pattern has a lot of browns and a teensy bit of a blue-gray, rather than a background of blue-gray, the difference in proportions might lead to a bad choice.

If it were my house, I'd consider a light green or maybe even a very pale peach/apricot...

Am I the only one who thought those pictures were from Marie Schrader's house ?

Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter. Beautiful grey with a slight taupe undertone. I have it in my living room with a tan couch, and eggplanty accessories (almost like yours)! Looks beautiful. I have all my trim in Benjamin Moore Classic Grey. Looks fabulous!

@stepanka ... YES! Totally.