If you want a warm gray that works just about everywhere, this is a great option! It has olive green undertones and looks great in both natural and artificial light - it’ll just look a little different in each of those scenarios. It adds a little warmth without making it feel dark! SW Agreeable Gray It’s a great option for dim spaces that don’t have much natural light where you still want a light paint color. This one has just enough pigment to toe the line between a white and a light gray. I find this one can be a real chameleon sometimes. The undertones are a warm brown, but it can appear more gray in bright light. BM Revere PewterĪnother top paint color! It’s a tad darker in tone than Edgecomb Gray and is also part of the Historic Collection. It can read almost tan depending on the light. Solidly in the warm gray (greige) category, Edgecomb Gray is one of the most popular paint colors out there and is part of Benjamin Moore’s Historic Collection. I’d recommend using this one in a bright, east or west facing rooms. This was a color we tested for our Philadelphia home and it felt a little cold to me in our row house that didn’t get tons of natural light. This one’s teetering on the edge of warm and definitely looks gray. It looks good in just about any room! BM Gray Owl This warm gray has a bit of a brown undertone and has a warm, cozy vibe. Don’t accidentally get the wrong one! Now let’s get into some of my favorite warm gray paint colors! The SW version is a warm neutral white, while the BM one is a white with pink undertones. One common mixup happens with Alabaster - both Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore have that one in their collections. A lot of brands have very similar names for their colors (or even the exact same ones) and it would be such a painful mistake to accidentally get one when you meant to get the other! One final note before we jump into the paint colors themselves - always make sure you include the brand name when you search for a paint color. They use real paint from your favorite brands so you’ll get an accurate representation of what the color looks like. My best paint color sample hack that will save you time and a trip to the paint store (and avoid having a million tiny sample pots laying around) is to order peel-and-stick sample sheets from Samplize. See how it looks in your own home at different times of the day and under different lighting conditions before you commit! I find this is particularly true for neutrals and whites. Paint colors look different in every room depending on the direction the room faces, the amount of light it gets, and the artificial light sources, so always, always, get a sample. I’ve also covered how I choose paint colors, which is a good post on paint strategy because let’s be honest, picking colors can be tricky! So head on over there if you’d like some general advice.
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