In the context of interior design, neutral means without color. Neutrals such as beige, ivory, taupe, black, gray, and shades of white appear to be without color, but in many applications these hues often have undertones. Be aware of these underlying tones as you match colors or choose paint.

Neutral (NOO-trul) colors don’t usually show up on the color wheel. Neutral colors include black, white, gray, and sometimes brown and beige.

And while many assume “neutral” means beige, there are actually a lot of options that work in nearly any home and any setting. Whether you love clean, bright whites or deep, dark grays, a neutral wall paint color is timeless and provides the perfect backdrop for creative accents and pallets.

18 Designer-Picked Neutral Paint Colors You’ll Absolutely Love

• Light Pewter by Benjamin Moore.
• Timeless by Clare.
• Sterling by Benjamin Moore.
• Revere Pewter by Benjamin Moore.
• Snowfall White by Benjamin Moore.
• Wind’s Breath by Benjamin Moore.
• Cornforth White by Farrow & Ball.
• Silver Chain by Benjamin Moore.

The 16 Best Neutral Paint Colors for Any Room in Your Home

• of 16. Cream Neutral.
• of 16. Light Green Neutral.
• of 16. Pewter Neutral.
• of 16. White Neutral.
• of 16. Gray Neutral.
• of 16. Mauve Neutral.
• of 16. Red Neutral.
• of 16. Blue Neutral.

Neutral colors can be defined as those colors to which you can’t give a definite color name. If you can’t describe your color scheme as blue, green, yellow, turquoise, pink, orange, red, etc, then you most likely have neutral colouring. These colors include beige, cream, ivory, white, grey, brown and natural wood.

Cool neutrals have undertones of blue and green, and warmer neutrals have undertones of yellow, red, or orange. Warmer colors give a bit more of a cozy feel while cooler colors recede and make the space feel larger.

The Best Sherwin-Williams Neutral Paint Colors

• Sherwin-Williams | Agreeable Gray.
• Our Vintage Nest | Agreeable Gray.
• Sherwin-Williams | Alabaster.
• Sherwin-Williams | Alabaster.
• Sherwin-Williams | Aloof Gray.
• Inspired by Charm | Aloof Gray.
• Sherwin-Williams | Ellie Gray.
• This Old House | Ellie Gray (Cabinets)

REPOSE GRAY (SW 7015) Repose Gray is a VERY popular color among designers and homeowners in general.

Joanna’s favorite color for trim is the “True White” hue. Pair it with neutrals, bright colors, or dark hues—it literally goes with everything. Use this shade on the walls, trim, or any detail you want to highlight.

All of Joanna’s favorite color combos have one aspect in common: They include white. In her four favorite color combinations, she pairs white with cream, bold blue, gray, and light blue or green. The white and cream color combo offers a bit more versatility.

Naval SW 6244

Popular Sherwin Williams Paint Colors 2020

• Repose Gray SW 7015.
• Mindful Gray SW 7016.
• Light French Gray SW 0055.
• Agreeable Gray SW 7029.
• Accessible Beige SW 7036.
• Tricorn Black SW 6258.
• Peppercorn SW 7674.
• Iron Ore SW 7069.

Trend Forecast: 2020 Colors of the Year

• Benjamin Moore’s First Light.
• Benjamin Moore’s First Light.
• Valspar’s Winter Calm.
• Valspar’s Pale Powder.
• PPG’s Chinese Porcelain.
• PPG’s Chinese Porcelain.
• Sherwin-Williams’s Naval.
• Sherwin-Williams’s Naval.

Agreeable Gray

• 10 Best Gray Paint Colors by Sherwin-Williams.
• Sherwin-Williams Repose Gray, SW 7015.
• Sherwin-Williams Light French Gray, SW 0055.
• Sherwin-Williams Mindful Gray, SW 7016.
• Sherwin-Williams Amazing Gray, SW 7044.
• Sherwin-Williams Dorian Gray, SW 7017.
• Sherwin-Williams Worldly Gray, SW 7043.
• Sherwin-Williams Anew Gray, SW 7030.

Repose Gray is a bit more gray than Agreeable Gray, which has a stronger beige undertone, making it more of a greige. So Repose Gray is cooler, but it’s still a warm gray. It’s also just a smidge darker than Agreeable Gray, but the difference is barely noticeable.

Sherwin Williams – Silver Strand This gorgeous muted gray/green is Joanna’s go to color for interior walls in many of the homes she’s filmed on Fixer Upper.

Repose Gray vs Agreeable Gray Repose Gray is a bit more gray than Agreeable Gray. So it’s cooler, but still on the warm gray side. Repose Gray is a tad darker than Agreeable Gray, but the difference is barely perceptible (58 LRV for Repose vs 60 for Agreeable). Snag a sample of Repose Gray here.

What is the difference between Repose Gray and Agreeable Gray? Agreeable Gray has and LRV of 60, which is a hair lighter than Repose at 58. Agreeable Gray has more warmth in it and also has taupe undertones.

If you were to lighten Agreeable Gray by 50% the color ends up being significantly altered and will not be an accurate 50% lighter color. The truest, most accurate color that is 50% lighter is SW White Heron.

Revere Pewter

Repose Gray

Light gray is a pale shade of gray with the hex code #D3D3D3, an achromatic color made by adding just a tiny bit of black to a white base. Out of a list of nine standard web color shades of gray, light gray is the second lightest after gainsboro.

Light French Gray favours a vague purple undertone. This purple can lean slightly purple-blue in cool light and softens up in warmer light without going purple-pink.

DOES PASSIVE LOOK BLUE? Sure, sometimes it can, but Passive isn’t blue. It is a stormy gray paint color that can sometimes flash blue. However, the undertones that can show up are all dependent on the room, which includes lighting and fixed and non-fixed elements.