Neutral Paint Colors

1,521 neutral paint colors across 14 brands including Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, and Behr.

Neutrals are the backbone of interior design — the colors that let everything else in a room shine. In our database, the neutral family captures colors that don't fit neatly into a single color family: complex greiges that are equal parts gray and beige, warm taupes that bridge brown and gray, and balanced tones that serve as quiet backgrounds for bolder accents.

These in-between colors are often the most versatile in your home. Sherwin-Williams Agreeable Gray (the single most popular paint color in America) lives in this neutral territory — it's a greige that shifts between gray and beige depending on the light. Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter offers similar chameleon-like flexibility. When you're painting an open floor plan, a whole-home neutral from this family keeps rooms connected while allowing individual spaces to express personality through accent colors, textiles, and art.

The Color Library

1,521 colors.

Pine Trail

PPG · 1115-5

#9C9F75

Pinedale Shores

Behr · 700F-4

#92B59E

Pinetop

PPG · 1125-7

#57593F

Pining for You

Benjamin Moore · 1512

#827A5F

Pink Chantilly

Valspar · 8004-5B

#DDCAC6

Pinyon Green

MPC · MP13392

#45604E

Pitch Blue

Farrow & Ball · 220

#636E8F

Planetary Silver

Behr · N460-2

#CEDED8

Plateau

Vista Paint · C-703

#486557

Plateau

Hirshfield's · 704

#49665A

Playful Plum

Dunn-Edwards · DE6018

#BA99A2

Plot Twist

Valspar · 8006-8F

#4B565D

Plum Berry

Vista Paint · K-57

#75709E

Plum Good

Valspar · 4011-10

#54415B

Plum Perfect

Benjamin Moore · 1371

#906584

Plum Rich

Behr · MQ5-35

#644761

Plum Shade

Valspar · 1003-5B

#A181A5

Plume Grass

Hirshfield's · 414

#C6C7B0

Plume Grass

Vista Paint · C-413

#C6C8B1

Plunge

Hirshfield's · 701

#A4C2B9

Plunge

Vista Paint · C-700

#A4C1B6

Plush Suede

Dunn-Edwards · DE6053

#B1928C

Poets Purple

Kilz · RA120-01

#856691

Point Verde

Vista Paint · K-401

#888B5D

Polar

Benjamin Moore · CC-754

#4F6D6C

Polar Drift

Behr · PPU14-17

#CBD4DB

Polaris Blue

Benjamin Moore · 1649

#7D949F

Polished Cotton

Vista Paint · C-628

#C7D3D6

Polished Cotton

Hirshfield's · 629

#C7D4D7

Polished Slate

Benjamin Moore · 713

#4F6D6C

Portsmouth

Sherwin-Williams · 9644

#768482

Portsmouth Olive

Vista Paint · K-403

#AAAD86

Posh Rose

Valspar · 1006-5B

#9F727D

Positively Purple

Valspar · 4002-8B

#7D80A5

Positively Purple

PPG · 13-08

#6B4D5F

Postmodern Mauve

Behr · PPU5-15

#B39C8F

Powder Blue

Sherwin-Williams · 2863

#89A4AD

Powdered Pool

Hirshfield's · 482

#C7D6D0

Power Gray

Behr · N530-4

#9CAFB7

Prairie Brush

Valspar · 6003-4B

#98956E

Prairie Dog

Dunn-Edwards · DE6054

#937067

Prelude

Sherwin-Williams · 9620

#5B564F

Premiere Purple

Vista Paint · K-82

#747C9F

Pretty Princess

Vista Paint · K-757

#D6C7CC

Primitive

Behr · N320-7

#55563F

Proseco Bronze Hint

MPC · MP48105SP

#B39E93

Prospect

Sherwin-Williams · 9615

#62584B

Province

Vista Paint · K-53

#C2BBCF

Prussian Blue

PPG · 1154-6

#5D7B89

Prussian Cadet

Valspar · 4008-6C

#526877

Prussian Plum

Behr · MQ1-39

#6E4C60

Puebla Green Met.

MPC · MP42083

#86865D

Puerto Deseado

Vista Paint · K-160

#303D44

Puka Shell

Valspar · 8004-4B

#D2C0BE

Pulitzer Blue

Valspar · 4008-4A

#768D9C

Purple

Kilz · RB140-02

#6A678F

Purple Basil

PPG · 1046-7

#5C4450

Purple Davenport

Valspar · 1003-3A

#825779

Purple Essence

PPG · 1176-4

#C2B1C8

Purple Funk

Valspar · 8004-47E

#6D6F7A

Building a Whole-Home Neutral Palette

Start with one neutral as your main color, then choose a lighter version for ceilings and a brighter white for trim. This creates a cohesive flow throughout your home. Read our most popular colors guide to see which neutrals designers are specifying most, or use the palette generator to build a complete palette around your chosen neutral. Our cross-brand matching guide helps you find the same neutral in a different brand if your preferred brand isn't available locally.