Selecting Neutral Paint Color

At least once a week, we receive a text from a client asking about which neutral paint color to use in their home. Our answers change as the trends change, but generally speaking we have some tried and true favorites.

Neutral paint color does not mean what it once did. While white, ivory, grey, beige and taupe are all neutral there are a few newcomers to the party. Lots of light blues and greens are currently considered neutral and are definitely worth a consideration if you need just a smidge more color in your life. If you decide to try a blue or green neutral, this is our pro tip that will make your life MUCH easier: half your paint store mix the color at 50%. Always. Otherwise the color will simply be too much color. But at 50% everything seems far more soothing.

Here is our list of favorites:

Alabaster - Sherwin Williams (warm light ivory)

Pearl White - Sherwin Williams (warm ivory)

Cumulous Cloud - Benjamin Moore (light greige)

Lullaby - Sherwin Williams (light blue)

Sea Salt - Sherwin Williams (light green/grey)

Smoke - Benjamin Moore (light blue/grey)