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Our Top 20 Neutral Paint Colors

October 27, 2015 by Sarah Dooley, Associate ASID 1 Comment

Our Favorite Neutral Paint Colors for Your Home

Our Top 20

Selecting the right paint colors for your home can be quite a challenge. Often homeowners will choose a paint color based on a color they admired at a friend’s house or a color they’ve seen somewhere else. This is mistake #1, paint colors can look completely different based on the environment they are in. Therefore, that color that looked wonderful in your neighbors’ bathroom could look very disappointing in your living room. This is because light, natural and artificial, can change the appearance of any given color.

GRAY

We love it! It’s our go-to neutral and it just so happens to be on trend right now.

Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter HC-172

Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter HC-172

1. Benjamin Moore: Revere Pewter HC-172

This is a perfect example of how a paint color can look completely different in spaces due to lighting and surroundings… yes, believe it or not, these two rooms are the same color.

Benjamin Moore: Dior Gray 2133-40

2. Benjamin Moore: Dior Gray 2133-40

 

Benjamin Moore: Coventry Gray HC-169

3. Benjamin Moore: Coventry Gray HC-169

 

Benjamin Moore: Kendall Charcoal HC-166

4. Benjamin Moore: Kendall Charcoal HC-166

 

Benjamin Moore: Metropolitan AF-690

5. Benjamin Moore: Metropolitan AF-690


Sherwin Williams Foggy Day - 6235
6. Sherwin Williams: Foggy Day 6235

 

Sherwin Williams: Worldly Gray 7043

7. Sherwin Williams: Worldly Gray 7043

 

Sherwin Williams: Amazing Gray 7044
8. Sherwin Williams: Amazing Gray  7044

 

Sherwin Williams: Keystone Gray 7504

9. Sherwin Williams: Keystone Gray 7504

 

Farrow & Ball: Pavilion Gray 242

10. Farrow & Ball: Pavilion Gray No. 242

 

BEIGE, TAN, & TAUPE

Who can live without these classic neutrals-midtone browns?

Benjamin Moore: Manchester Tan HC-81

11. Benjamin Moore: Manchester Tan HC-81

 

Benjamin Moore: Bar Harbor Beige 1032

12. Benjamin Moore: Bar Harbor Beige 1032

 

Benjamin Moore: Shaker Beige HC-45

 13. Benjamin Moore: Shaker Beige HC-45

 

Benjamin Moore: Muslin 1037

14. Benjamin Moore: Muslin 1037

 

Benjamin Moore: Grant Beige HC-83

15. Benjamin Moore: Grant Beige HC-83

 

Benjamin Moore: Putnam Ivory HC-39

16. Benjamin Moore: Putnam Ivory HC-39

 

Sherwin Williams Threshold Taupe SW 7501

17. Sherwin Williams: Threshold Taupe 7501

 

Sherwin Williams: China Doll 7517

18. Sherwin Williams: China Doll 7517

 

Sherwin Williams: Harmonic Tan 6136

19. Sherwin Williams: Harmonic Tan 6136

 

Sherwin Williams: Relaxed Khaki 6149

20. Sherwin Williams: Relaxed Khaki 6149

 

Drumroll, please.

It’s official, Benjamin Moore’s 2016 Color of the Year: Simply White.

Benjamin Moore Simply White OC-117

Benjamin Moore: Simply White OC-117

Here was our first reaction: White? Is that even a color??

As jewel-tone lovers this was quite a shock at first but we are getting really excited about the versatility of Simply White.

So what do you think, are you bored by white, or is this inspiring you to break out your paint roller?

For more inspiration follow our Paint Colors Pinterest board.

More to read:
Interior Styling: How to Style Your Home Like A Pro
Master Bedroom Designs: Fall In Love with Your Master Bedroom
Masculine Interior Design: Tips For Designing A Gentleman’s Home

About Sarah Dooley, Associate ASID

Principal Designer at Leedy Interiors

Honesty, integrity, and down-to-earth approach… Learn more about Sarah by visiting her profile.

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