Best Neutral Paint Colors 2015 Sherwin Williams
The MOST POPULAR Gray & Greige Paint Colours (Sherwin Williams)
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For those wanting to update their home, gray and greige are definitely two of the most popular choices. But with the THOUSANDS of colours out there, where do you even BEGIN?
Right here.
I've decided to touch on some of my favourite gray and greige paint colours from Sherwin Williams, along with some gorgeous photos from my E-Design clients for visual support. These colours should get you WELL on your way to the best paint colour for you and your home!
1. Sherwin Williams Repose Gray SW 7015
Whether you're preparing your home for sale or living in it, Repose Gray is the perfect paint colour for almost any room. Repose Gray is a light gray that has SUPER subtle brown undertones with a wee dab of violet but can be VERY unreliable with it. There's not enough brown to qualify it as a greige, but enough to add softness and stop it from falling icy cold.
Repose Gray is around the door, not on the recessed wall to the left
Paint Colour Review: All About Sherwin Williams Repose Gray
With an LRV of 60, Repose Gray is a light colour, but a 'heavy light', as it doesn't have the fresh, bright feeling you'd expect in a typical light paint colour. It will hold itself nicely in a well-lit room, brightening up, but can look a bit drab in a darker, shadowed space.
However, Repose Gray isn't the most PREDICTABLE gray and you'll want to read its colour review to learn more. You can also see it in The 3 Ninjas of the Gray World.
Check out my video review of this stunning colour too!
2. Sherwin Williams Big Chill SW 7648
Big Chill is one of my FAVE slightly cool grays. It has a wink of a stormy blue undertone, so it's not an icy/blue type of colour – it's calmer than that. Compared to the EVER popular Benjamin Moore Gray Owl, Big Chill has far less green-blue undertone, making it look more like a 'typical' gray.
The LRV of Big Chill is 62, so it's classified as a light colour. It's the PERFECT depth when you want a colour that holds itself well in slightly darker areas but doesn't wash-out completely on well-lit walls. (Read all about LRV)
Read more: Colour Review Sherwin Williams Big Chill
3. Sherwin Williams Ellie Gray SW 7650
Ellie Gray is a beautiful cool gray with stormy blue-green undertones. These undertones mean it's not a fresh and clean gray paint colour but has more of a cool stormy approach. It's a soft and calming gray with a nice visual weight to it and a brave choice if you're looking for a gray with a bit more body!
Ellie Gray is on the headboard wall, Big Chill is on the other walls
With its LRV of 39, Ellie Gray will add depth and personality to a room. And while it is a cool-toned gray, the depth can add a warm and inviting look if you have the right bulbs for the job!
4. Sherwin Williams Tinsmith SW 7657
Tinsmith is a light-medium gray with cool, but not icy cold undertones that can flex slightly blue (sometimes SLIGHTLY blue-green). Check out the shift when the light's turned on/off…
Tinsmith has an LRV of 57, so it's tucked nicely in the light-medium range. If you want a bit LESS undertone, check out Sherwin Williams Sweater Weather.
5. Sherwin Williams Colonnade Gray SW SW 7641
Colonnade Gray is one of my FAAAVES and in fact, I used it in our last home. Hated the home, loved the colour!
Read more: Sherwin Williams Paint Colour Review of Colonnade Gray
Colonnade Gray has an LRV of 53, so it's firmly in the light-medium range. This means it could be a touch dark for a dark room or hallway. As for undertones, Colonnade lightly favours green, but can EASILY flash into any of the cool undertones.
Read more: The Difference Between Revere Pewter and Colonnade Gray
6. Sherwin Williams Silverplate SW 7649
Silverplate is a slightly cool gray that hits JUST the spot when you're looking for a gray that isn't too 'this' or too 'that'.
With an LRV of 53, Silverplate might be a bit heavy for a dark room, but looks sharp, clean and inviting in a reasonably well-lit room, especially with cool bulbs. It's similar to Tinsmith, but a bit stormier looking and slightly more likely to flash blue-green (but favours blue).
Paint Colour Review of Sherwin Williams Silverplate
Let's take a quick break to talk about paint samples…
Undoubtedly, you'll be heading out in the near future to grab paint samples – stop right there! I want you to check out SAMPLIZE . Samplize offers peel and stick paint samples that are more AFFORDABLE, EASIER and more ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY than traditional paint pots. Here are just a FEW reasons why I recommend Samplize to my clients…
- Samples arrive ON YOUR DOORSTEP in 1-3 business days, depending on location
- At $6.99, they're more affordable than the samples pots/rollers/foam boards that are needing for traditional paint sampling
- If you keep the samples on their white paper, you can move them around the room
Visit the SAMPLIZE website HERE
7. Sherwin Williams Pavestone SW 7642
Pavestone is a soft, warm gray-greige. It easily picks up a soft, subtle green undertone, especially on exteriors.
Kylie M E-Design
With an LRV of 32, Pavestone might be a bit much for a north-facing or dark, shadowed room. However, in a well-lit space, it's a stunning, almost medium-toned neutral with an organic-looking, earth-toned base.
Click HERE or on the above image to see available packages!
8. Sherwin Williams Dorian Gray SW 7017
Dorian Gray is one of the more popular grays with a bit more depth/value. While more traditional grays lean to the cool blue or green side, Dorian Gray has a weeee willy wink of warmth in it, offering a softer, more subtle look. While it CAN pick up a touch of green, it generally sits in the violet end of the undertones, but even then, they're SUBTLE.
Dorian Gray is a beautiful choice for any reasonably well-lit room. With an LRV of 39, it's a medium-toned paint colour, but when paired with the right white, the contrast is wicked gorgeous!
FULL Paint Colour Review of Sherwin Williams Dorian Gray
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9. Sherwin Williams Worldly Gray SW 7043
Worldly Gray is a beautiful warm grey-greige with a subtle green undertone.
Worldly Gray is the lighter version of Amazing Gray. Both colours can pick up a subtle green undertone, so if you're sensitive to green (even on the most PASSIVE scale) you may want to read about #10 instead.
Read more…
Paint Colour Review of Sherwin Williams Worldly Gray
Paint Colour Review of Sherwin Williams Amazing Gray
10. Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray SW 7029
While Worldly Gray and Agreeable Gray are very similar to each other, they aren't quite the same. Both are trying to sneak into the 'greige' world as they have far more beige in them than the average gray, however, Agreeable Gray has slightly more flexible undertones (while only MILDLY favouring green. On the other hand, Worldly Gray humours just a BIT more green, making it more greige looking. That being said, both can EASILY pick up any of the three cool undertones.
Paint Colour Review of Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray
In the above photos, you can really see the range of Agreeable as it flexes a touch warmer in the top photo and slightly cooler in the bottom.
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ORIGINALLY POSTED IN 2019, AWESOME UPDATED IN MID 2021
Best Neutral Paint Colors 2015 Sherwin Williams
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