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13 Best Neutral Paint Colors

Hey y'all,

A few years ago I spent a couple hours predicting the the most popular neutrals for 2016 based on the best selling colors of 2015! I know… smart right? We’ll predict where we’re going to by analyzing where we’ve been.

With that in mind I’ve rounded up our 13 most sold neutral colors from the good old Sherwin Williams to see where the trends are taking us! Last year was A  LOT of gray and a little beige, according to the polls (the interweb, customers and sw itself) the new year will bring even more Taupe and Greige then ever before.

I mean Sherwin Williams has picked Poised Taupe as this years Color of the Year! What do y’all think? Is it going to make it? I’m working on a post all about the Poised Taupe at the moment but in the meantime let’s take a look back over the most popular 13 colors of last year.

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Looking for a little color help? I’ve put together a quick, easy and FREE Printable of my Top 10 Neutral Paint Colors and their coordinating colors. So that you can pick a color with ease. It’s at the bottom of this post so don’t forget to hit download before you go… easy peezy lemon squeezy!

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Repose Gray SW7015

1 Repose Gray Farmhouse-Dining-Room

Accessible Beige SW7036

2 Accessible Beige 159c31dde758ea4c145154d0896a935b

Napery SW6386

3 Napery 4e91820ffd51ff35a1c399d66f921de4

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Alabaster SW7008

Sea Salt SW6204

5 Sea Salt affrunti1blog

Kilim Beige SW6106

6 Kilim Beige d2b4b9793d9887708c54ce0fb13b6836

Relaxed Khaki SW6149
7 Relaxed Khaki 17394bf7d72c25b17b6888914c0e8881

Natural Choice SW7011

8 Natural Choice 68e978d684fdc950ed40429beef2ddb8

Creamy SW7012

9 Creamy ee9dd8de16d15748a09f6962a79b3e89

Light French Gray SW0055

10 Light French Gray 5f83c805048c6c20fd0b14c6be2bd14f

Passive SW7064

11 Passive living-room-23

Balanced Beige SW7037

12 Balanced Beige 22102

Natural Linen SW9109

13 Natural Linen de8894446638073b07b8e77da6c9d2f5

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  1. janet says

    April 3, 2018 at 7:59 pm

    i have a stone fireplace with darker wood mantle and darker pine cabinets. My current color which has a yellow undertone makes everything look “dirty” to me. My floors are oak so kinda a yellow tone. I picked accessible beige for my entire downstairs ranch. open living room/kitchen then dining room and hallway. bedrooms and bathrooms have color but you can’t see from the rest of the house.
    to me I thought this new color looked very grey but i’m wondering if I should just roll with it and it’ll look good when done. My other color thought was natural linen or kilm beige (by SW also) but the kilm beige gives off a yellow tone like what I have. currently i have gobi dessert by behr.
    any thoughts on this, very stressed as i’ve been here 20 years and this is the 2nd time painting ?
    white trim throughout and white ceilings

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    • Happily Ever After, Etc. says

      April 9, 2018 at 9:30 am

      Janet, It sounds like you have quite the project on your hands! Honestly it just depends on what direction you’re trying to take. If you’re looking to get away from the “dirty” feeling that comes with yellow undertones I would stay away from Kilim Beige which is a very gold beige. Accessible Beige definitely leans more to the gray side (which I love and pairs nicely with darker woods… It will help your oak floors to look a little less honey or yellow) If you’re not sure on the gray Natural Linen is a great neutral that typically doesn’t turn yellow. Perfect greige is another warm neutral that leans a little more gray but still has beige undertones. Good luck!!!

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  2. Lynn says

    November 14, 2019 at 11:12 am

    Accessible Beige is totally dependent on lighting. VERY gray in less light, more beige in bright light. Looks like totally different color. Tried a large sample in separate rooms and was startled by the results. Had been convinced it was my “perfect color”. So glad I tried it out on sample boards first!

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