Neutral Paint Colors

788 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

788 colors · neutral undertone.

Binary Star

Behr · N450-6

#4C6766

Bisque .05

Colorhouse · Bisque-05

#D9D9C8

Black Bronze Met.

MPC · MP41690

#3D2C29

Blazing Sky

Vista Paint · K-801

#495D6B

Bleached Cypress

Kilz · RG230-01

#B2CBBE

Blissful Blue

Valspar · 4005-3C

#8E9DAE

Blue

Benjamin Moore · CC-840

#5D6B86

Blue Beard

PPG · 1042-4

#ABB5C4

Blue By You

PPG · 1035-3

#A0B7BA

Blue Cloud

PPG · 1164-6

#627188

Blue Depths

Vista Paint · C-625

#596F85

Blue Dolphin

PPG · 1041-4

#BCC5CF

Blue Heather

Benjamin Moore · 1620

#B2C0C8

Blue Heron

Benjamin Moore · 832

#5D6B86

Blue Horizon

Vista Paint · K-803

#8DA2B0

Blue Iris

Sherwin-Williams · 9687

#DCDEE0

Blue Lead

MPC · MP6059

#5E6881

Blue Lullaby

PPG · 1143-2

#C8D7D2

Blue Smoke

MPC · MP56851

#798FA1

Blue Valley

MPC · MP8065

#667490

Blueberry Muffin

PPG · 1164-5

#8290A6

Boardwalk Sashay

Valspar · 8004-7B

#CFC0B6

Boca Raton Blue

Benjamin Moore · 711

#83A4A4

Bottlefly Wings

Valspar · 8006-7B

#CACED2

Boulevard

Benjamin Moore · CC-394

#C4B9AF

Box Office

Behr · N550-5

#7E8EA5

Bracing Blue

Sherwin-Williams · 6242

#768B9A

Brae Loch Green

MPC · MP10833

#3B5553

Brainstorm

PPG · 1030-1

#D1D3C0

Bronzeglow Met.

MPC · MP20084

#AE9A8C

Brown Grey

RAL · 7013

#464531

Buckeye

Valspar · 8005-8G

#5B4937

Butternut Wood

Behr · 710D-6

#6D6A4A

Buxton Blue

Benjamin Moore · HC-149

#9EB7BB

Cambridge Lily

Valspar · 8004-34D

#A1AFAA

Camino

MPC · MP6390

#B4A290

Canal Street

Sherwin-Williams · 9523

#969281

Canyon Blue

PPG · 1155-6

#607B8E

Cape Breton Green

MPC · MP14167

#415C5F

Cape Cod Bay

Vista Paint · C-632

#556E7F

Cape Hope

Hirshfield's · 496

#BFD3D2

Cape Hope

Vista Paint · C-495

#BFD2D1

Cappuccino Foam

Valspar · 8005-9A

#E5D9CC

Carambola

Sherwin-Williams · 9667

#EFEBD1

Carriage Stone

Sherwin-Williams · 9614

#7C7466

Castellina

Vista Paint · K-1173

#C5B7AD

Castle Path

Behr · 730C-3

#C1C4AF

Castlegate

Sherwin-Williams · 9558

#A0A5A5

Cathedral Morning

Valspar · 8004-5C

#D1BEBA

Cavalry

PPG · 1041-7

#3F4C5A

Cavern Echo

Behr · BXC-04

#CDCDBA

Caviar

Valspar · 8006-4G

#3C3E3C

Chambray

PPG · 1153-4

#ADBFC8

Chambray Blue

Kilz · TB-45

#A7B9BF

Chambray Blue

Kilz · TB-45

#A7B9BF

Chelsea Mauve

Sherwin-Williams · 2

#BEAC9F

Cheviot

Sherwin-Williams · 9503

#F6F2E8

Chilean Sea Bass

Valspar · 8004-30C

#CDD0C7

China Aster

Hirshfield's · historic-china-aster

#444C60

Chocolate Cupcake

Behr · 710D-7

#4B4936

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.