Paint color trends go in and out of popularity and right now greige tones are having a big moment. The gray trend that’s been around for over 10 years now has slowly morphed into paints with a warmer undertone, with beige tones becoming popular again. I can remember when no one wanted beige in their homes, but the mix of gray and beige is a beautiful warm backdrop for furniture and accessories.We chose a greige tone for our main color and I thought you’d enjoy seeing other colors in this tone as well in case you’re in the market for a new paint color, consider the best greige paint colors that are being used.
Many people are going with shades of white for walls and I really love that too. It allows everything to stand out against the backdrop of white. But, if you’re looking for something a little more warm, a greige tone might be perfect for you. We have enjoyed our Gatherings greige color so much, it’s a Magnolia Home color and I have included it on my paint choices below. These are a few of the popular greige or warmer neutral colors, but there are many more. I’ll share examples too.
There are a lot of blog posts and information out there about popular greige colors, many of which explain the science behind paint colors, but I’m not going to get into all that. Light reflective value, etc. I’ve never really researched all of that when I’m looking for paint colors. I’m strictly a visual person and testing at home on your own walls is the best way to find the perfect paint color for your home.
Let’s look at 9 pretty greige hues and see the versatility of these popular colors.
The main thing to consider with paint colors is undertone. I’m no paint expert, but I’ve painted my fair share of rooms over the years I’ve been decorating my homes. I always test out paint before I commit to gallons and that’s the best way to see how a paint will react in your house, with your particular lighting and shading. Undertones can show up so different from home to home and some paints are tried and true and others are known for certain undertones.
You can see from the above paint swatches that you can, for instance, see that Gray Owl has a blue undertone. It works great in certain spaces like our master bathroom where I wanted a slight blue/green undertone, but as you look for paints to use, the undertones will start to jump out at you when you start comparing them.
You can see that some of these appear more beige than gray and the reverse is true with others. The warmth in these tones are very livable as you’ll see in the example pictures below. Warm colors are a little easier to live with than cooler tones to me. Also be aware that some gray or beige tones can have purple undertones. You probably don’t want that.
Always get test quarts of paint, it’s worth the extra expense to avoid making a costly mistake. Paint samples are worth every penny! Always be aware of the amount of light coming in your room as well before you choose a paint color. Lighting makes all the difference too.
Mindful Gray
{via Craftivity Designs}
Kitchen cabinets painted Mindful Gray
{via Pulte Homes}
Sherwin Williams Mindful Gray foyer
Repose Gray
{via Pink Peppermint Designs}
Sherwin Williams Repose Gray Bathroom
{via Designing Vibes}Â
Repose Gray Bedroom
Agreeable Gray
{via Renovated Faith}
Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray Bedroom
{via Our Hammock House}
Agreeable Gray Hallway
{via The Palette Muse}
Agreeable Gray Bedroom
Gray Owl
{via Finding Silver Pennies}
Gray Owl Kitchen
Our own master bath has Gray Owl on the walls and it was the perfect choice in there.
Gray Owl Master Bathroom
Revere Pewter
Revere Pewter is also a great greige color and when I helped my friend Andrea with her house a few years ago, we used it in the sunroom and their foyer and hallway.
Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter Sunroom
{via Maison de Cinq}
Revere Pewter Office
{via Kayla Payne}
Revere Pewter Kitchen
Light French Gray
{via Innovate Construction Atlanta}
Light French Gray Bathroom
{via Laine and Layne}
Light French Gray boy’s room
{via Kim Wiederholt Pinterest}
Light French Gray Foyer
Gatherings
Gatherings in our kitchen nook.
Gatherings in the foyer
Gatherings in Master Bedroom
{via Liz Marie blog}
Gatherings on a cabinet.
Edgecomb Gray
{via Making it in the Mountains}
Benjamin Moore Edgecomb Gray Contrast Trim in Bedroom
{via Young House Love}
Edgecomb Gray in Dining Room
Anew Gray
From my sister’s former house.
Anew Gray in Foyer and hallway
Anew Gray Family room
Anew Gray Foyer
I hope these greige paint ideas help you if you’re looking for a good neutral paint color. We are very happy with Gatherings, a warm greige in our house and there are other similar greige tones that would work for you as well. Once you get a great shade of gray color on the wall as a neutral backdrop, the furniture and accessories can shine.The perfect greige paint color is out there waiting for you so keep these in mind for a new wall color!
Hi Rhoda,
Happy Easter!
I love all the greiges and how you have used them! Off topic question: I noticed in the office that you have used 2 tables together as a desk. One has an overhang or lip where they come together, but the other one doesn’t. Would you please fill me in on how/why that is and where the tables came from. It looks like a genius solution to something. I’d love to hear the backstory, please.
Thank you so much!
~Valla
HI Valla, I’m not sure what you mean. My office has a desk from Target and it’s one big desktop with 2 bases. Are you sure it’s my office you are referring to? I’m about to revamp that space and get a smaller desk.
The desks used are called the printer’s desk from Pottery Barn. I researched it from the photo which came from a different website.
Fond of the greiges…..and I have 3 on the list in my house now….chose those for my build 5 yrs ago and still love the selections. I also used SW white base for my white trim and moldings. Just the basic white base used for mixing colors. No undertones. That was the suggestion from the color specialist and she was right on the mark.
That’s great to know on the white trim paint.
When we sold our former home two years ago, it was recommended that we paint it Repose Gray. We had so many compliments and requests asking what color we used.
My favorite isn’t listed and I love it – SW Maison Blanche.
I love all of these beautiful paint colors. Mindful Grey is probably my favorite. I found a few new ones here too! Thank you for sharing!!
All my favourite colours in one place. I have never been one for the bright and colourful walls. So these colors are just up my street, I find they make your rooms look bigger and cleaner.
I am always up for a room make over and these colors are perfect. I will bookmark your post and share to my pinterest page as well. Thank you for all the inspiration.
Love the collection of rooms where the greys are used. Test first when painting is always a good idea!
As always, this is a lovely and informative post. I love how you styled and shared various ways to use each shade of greige. Absolutely gorgeous and fresh.
The first comment with the question about the desks was referring to the office in the Revere pewter photo. The photo credit said it came from a website called Maison Cinq. I visited the website and saw that the desks in the photo are the printer’s desk from Pottery Barn. That photo caught my eye since my husband always likes a desk that is very deep so using two desks pushed against each other was an interesting idea.
thanks Joann, I wasn’t sure which desks she was referring to. That’s my friend Sheila’s home.
My whole life I’ve been a black and white person, so I love gray. Our apartment is all beige, but a good tone and learning to live with it.
Another great warm gray is Alpaca by Sherwin Williams. It’s a lovely shade that warms up any space and has lovely changes throughout the day.
I just finished a remodel using Alpaca by SW for kitchen, den and foyer walls. Love it!
Thank you for all the grey suggestions! Can you tell me what is the darker grey on the bathroom vanities in the picture with the light French Grey walls? We are redoing our master bath and like the combination there.
HI, Zoe, I don’t have that info. I used a photo from another source for the wall color.
I would love your advice, from your favorite greige colors, which would be best as a true light grey color in a kitchen with little natural light. I have a chair rail and want to paint the top white and bottom light grey. I do not want any blue undertones. Thank you Tina
HI, Tina, thanks for stopping by. Honestly I wouldn’t try to give you a color to use, because colors change so much from house to house. I would get a few samples and try them out in your space and then you’ll know for sure.
My entire apartment is painted with Gatherings. It looks different in every area. Sometimes it has a greenish tone, other times it looks more gray. I love it!
I picked the color after seeing the pictures you posted of your house!
Hi Lynne, that’s great. It is such a versatile color and has worked so well for us too.
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Okay, thanks for your reply.