Haint blue in general can be tricky because it will depend on several factors, like the natural light on your porch, the other colors present, and the amount of greenery surrounding your house.

What kind of blue is this haint blue? According to Wigington, it’s ‘‘a pale, muted blue color, often resembling robins-egg blue or a soft turquoise.’’ Despite the fact that the color is ...

When I asked a neighbor about what I took to be a trend, she regaled me with the history of a color she called “haint blue”—a story about the violence of indigo production in the South ...