Yooooo Hoooooo!

[Smiling JOe]

NoHall, that makes sense. I had been thinking about the SoWal sticker blue, and just now I realized you were probably talking about the new softer blue around the banner.

 

[NoHall]

NoHall, that makes sense. I had been thinking about the SoWal sticker blue, and just now I realized you were probably talking about the new softer blue around the banner.

Ahhh...it all makes sense now.

 

[jensieblue]

I believe Haint Blue is a color most commonly used around the Charleston SC area. It is called haint blue because the legend is that painting this color on your house will keep haints or evil spirts away. I wouldn't think that haints have a very sophisticated eye...so perhaps any blue in the medium hue range would fit. I learned this by reading books by writers from that area of South Carolina...Maybe Pat Conroy or his wife Cassandra could answer more definitively

 

[30A Skunkape]

Benjamin Moore 'Forget Me Not' is what I think of as haint blue.
http://www.myperfectcolor.com/Benjamin-Moore-2049-60-Forget-Me-Not-p/mpc0004366.htm

Edit:Whoops, sorry SMiley J, didn't notice you already had this link.

 

[Mermaid]

Hello to my peeps and peepettes How is everyone? I have a question. Who can tell me what over the counter paint color would Haint Blue be???
Haint Blue you might say. Yes Haint Blue. I want to paint the underside of the porch Haint Blue. Gotta go to a meeting. I'll check back on this. I love y'all and miss y'all

BC

I am so glad you are painting your porch ceiling!!! I can't stand white ceilings on a porch...like don't people know they're supposed to keep the wasps and goulies away??? Haint blue is sort of like a robin's egg blue but paler. If you google "haint blue" and look at the images you'll see everyone has their own idea and variations thereof about how to keep the bad things at bay.

This is from Savannah's convention bureau (where I first learned about haints):

While admiring Savannah’s splendid architecture, you might start to notice a recurring color painted on the door frames, porches and window sills of many Savannah homes. This blue/green color, or “Haint Blue,” is not only aesthetically pleasing but has an important purpose, and that is to ward off evil spirits. “Haint Blue” paint was first used by African Slaves to secure entry-point into their houses from spirits. According to the Geechee/Gulla culture of the Lowcountry, the blue/green color of “Haint Blue” represents water which, it is believed, spirits can not pass over.