Pewter Green by Sherwin-Williams
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Elegant yet down to earth, Pewter Green is both dramatic and calming. Use the dark green shade as an all-over wall color or on living room built-ins, and complement the nature-inspired paint color with mixed metals and layered textiles for a stylish gathering space.
Paint Color: Pewter Green by Sherwin-Williams
Night Rendezvous by Glidden
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Dress up your living room with a stylish deep blue-gray paint color such as Night Rendezvous. It's a dark neutral that looks incredibly sophisticated and glamorous when accented with shiny brass lighting and decor. To bring out its blue undertone, bring in light and darker blue upholstery or decorative textiles.
Paint Color: Rendezvous by Glidden
Setting Plaster by Farrow and Ball
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Inspired by the blush tone of freshly plastered walls, Setting Plaster is a dusty pink that injects historic charm and character into a living room. The soft paint color has a warm yellow undertone and while it pairs well with antique furniture in a traditional living room with classic design details, it also wows as a backdrop for dark woods in modern interiors.
Paint Color: Setting Plaster by Farrow and Ball
Cotton Knit by Behr
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A tonal color palette including Cotton Knit makes for an open and airy living room design. It'd described as a barely-there beige, adding just enough warmth and color to contrast with white trim. Give the space a layered look with plenty of plush accent pillows, a soft area rug, cozy throw blankets, light woods, and furniture with cane details.
Paint Color: Cotton Knit by Behr
Sealskin by Sherwin-Williams
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For a dramatic living room wall color, opt for Sealskin, which is a deep and luxurious shade of dark brown. It's rich and luxurious, adds depth and contrast, and works well in a traditional interior with ornate architectural details as well as a contemporary living room with a neutral color palette, minimalist decor, and streamlined furniture.
Paint Color: Sealskin by Sherwin-Williams
Regatta by HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
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Make a bold statement with a deep and saturated blue like Regatta. Its violet and cerulean undertones give it an intriguing depth that looks ultra-glamorous when layered with brass accents, mirrored decor, and furniture featuring a high gloss finish.
Paint Color: Regatta by HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Grey Mist by Behr
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Grey Mist is true to its name and channels the tranquility of a misty grey morning. This soft greige paint color is calm and inviting, and offers a light backdrop for bold accents such as a dark-painted fireplace, black window frames, striking contemporary art, and streamlined leather seating.
Paint Color: Grey Mist by Behr
Craftsman Gold by Glidden
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Craftsman Gold is a popular choice for a stately formal living room given its golden yellow tone. Create a visually balanced living room and layer this warm shade with bright white trim, pops of deep chocolate brown, a little shine from polished brass.
Paint Color: Craftsman Gold by Glidden
Silvermist by Sherwin-Williams
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For a calm and serene living room, a cool blue such as Silvermist is a winning choice. It's a tranquil shade with slate gray and green undertones that's perfectly fitting for a laidback coastal living room. Pair it with crisp white trim, neutral decor, and wicker accent furniture to complete the breezy ambience.
Paint Color: Silvermist by Sherwin-Williams
Cherry Cola by Behr
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Create a dramatic backdrop for a collection of modern art with Cherry Cola on your living room walls. Complement the deep burgundy shade with dark charcoal tones and create contrast with stark white accents. Anytime you want to liven up a deep wall color without introducing bright colors, bring in potted plants instead—they add a refreshing touch without breaking up the existing color scheme.
Paint Color: Cherry Cola by Behr
Shiitake by Sherwin-Williams
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Whether you're designing a sophisticated formal living room or want to create a cozy and comfortable rustic retreat, Shiitake is a great pick. It's a popular neutral that's best described as a warm stone gray and it looks extra luxurious when layered with creamy off-white tones, curved lines, and polished metals.
Paint Color: Shiitake by Sherwin-Williams
Naval by HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
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You can't go wrong with a tried and true paint color such as Naval on your living room walls. Use it as an all-ver wall color or utilize it as a form of contrast through an accent wall. It's deep enough to pass for a neutral in small rooms, while its saturated navy tone is highlighted in larger living rooms that enjoy lots of natural light.
Paint Color: Naval by HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Winter Cocoa by Glidden
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If you can't decide between a beige and gray paint color, choose a greige shade like Winter Cocoa to get the best of both worlds. This warm mid-tone neutral has a taupe undertone that makes it perfectly elegant and looks highly sophisticated next to statement glass lighting and tone-on-tone neutrals.
Paint Color: Winter Cocoa by Glidden
Treron by Farrow and Ball
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Treron is a dark gray-green that feels inherently traditional, yet works well in modern living rooms as well. It looks best when layered with a variety of natural materials, such as linen window treatments, a jute rug, hardwood floors, metal tables, and rattan furniture.
Paint Color: Treron by Farrow and Ball
Riverway by HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
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Riverway will infuse your living room with a calm and quiet sophistication. Put together an effortlessly elegant living space and layer this cool blue tone with deep and comfy seating, lots of throw pillows in muted colors, and minimalist matte black lighting.
Paint Color: Riverway by HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Kestrel White by Sherwin-Williams
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Create a cozy living room that inspires comfy lounging and long conversations with a splash of Kestrel White. This warm white paint color has a subtle pink undertone and looks especially inviting when paired with other light neutrals for a tonal color palette that exudes a calm elegance.
Paint Color: Kestrel White by Sherwin-Williams
Darkroom by HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
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Embrace the moody design trend and color drench your living room in a deep shade like Darkroom. It's in the purple color family and is a stylish way to pack a design punch in a traditional or contemporary interior. Continue the bold aesthetic with statement lighting, a dramatic pattern, and a blend of different style furniture for a living room that looks unique and thoughtfully curated over time.
Paint Color: Darkroom by HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Limitless by Glidden
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As Glidden's Color of the Year 2024, Limitless offers a champagne-inspired refresh for your living room. This creamy shade adds color but also has the ability to act as a neutral. It's both fresh and timeless, and if you want to highlight its warmth, pair it with golden-yellow upholstery, warm-toned hardwood floors, and dark wood furniture.
Paint Color: Limitless by Glidden
Adirondack Blue by Behr
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Adirondack Blue has a reassuring quality and ushers in a calm and refined sophistication. Instead of an all-over living room wall color, use this slate blue shade as an accent on a fireplace wall or built-in bookshelves to add depth, dimension, and color in an elegant way.
Paint Color: Adirondack Blue by Behr
Gale Force by Sherwin-Williams
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Go bold and dramatic with a moody living room wall color such as Gale Force. Soften this saturated dark blue tone with warm taupe, woven textures such as a sisal area rug, and touches of natural wood in the form of armchairs and side tables.
Paint Color: Gale Force by Sherwin-Williams
Winter Calm by Valspar
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Set a neutral tone in your living room with Winter Calm, a warm gray that lends itself well to an open floor plan. Brighten this elegant neutral with white accents and lots of natural light, and bring out its warmth with copper accents.
Paint Color: Winter Calm by Valspar
Whispering Pine by Glidden
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Refresh living room walls with Whispering Pine which is a muted mid-tone sage green. Elevate this nature-inspired shade with stylish browns, reds, and purples, and cozy it up with warm woods and layered window treatments.
Paint Color: Whispering Pine by Glidden
Black Blue by Farrow and Ball
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Go for maximum drama and paint your living room walls with Black Blue in a high gloss finish. This incredibly sophisticated paint color is highly saturated and is a little bit of a chameleon as its name suggests. It appears bluer when used in larger rooms, but when contrasted with crisp white accents in a small space, it takes on more of a black tone.
Paint Color: Black Blue by Farrow and Ball
Malted Milk by Sherwin Williams
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The perfect choice for a classic interior with traditional architectural features such as crown molding and ceiling medallions, Malted Milk is the epitome of sophistication. It has a red undertone that makes it warm and welcoming, especially when paired with brass accents, mid-tone woods, soft textures, and creamy off-white details.
Paint Color: Malted Milk by Sherwin-Williams
Green Smoke by Farrow and Ball
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If you're going for a dark and moody aesthetic, you'll love Green Smoke. It's a deep and smoky shade of green with hints of blue that reads as beautifully calm and serene when used in a living room. It possesses a certain familiarity that makes it irresistibly welcoming and creates a relaxed base for a comfortable living space.
Paint Color: Green Smoke by Farrow and Ball
Caponata by Benjamin Moore
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Give a transitional living room a lush warmth with Caponata, a rich purple-infused brown paint color. Embrace its depth with dark leather and wood furniture and highlight its coziness through a woven area rug, knitted throw blankets, and patterned accent pillows.
Paint Color: Caponata by Benjamin Moore
Dover White by Sherwin-Williams
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If you're on the hunt for the perfect warm white shade, Dover White fits the bill. Whatever the size and style of your living room, it's a great pick for a light, bright, and airy aesthetic. It looks beautiful layered with darker neutrals to bring out its color, or contrasted with dark woods, refreshing blues and greens, and modern matte black accents.
Paint Color: Dover White by Sherwin-Williams
Sweet Spiceberry by Glidden
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Combine warmth and drama with Sweet Spiceberry whose rusty red tone works well with dark wood tones and pops of earthy sage. Brighten this deep paint color with creamy off-white and sandy beige accents, and layer it with natural materials and layered textiles for a warm and cozy living room.
Paint Color: Sweet Spiceberry by Glidden
First Light by Benjamin Moore
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An unexpected paint color choice such as First Light elevates a living room and makes it memorable. While this soft and airy pink shade may at first strike you as a more obvious pick for a bedroom, it's a refreshing alternative to white or beige walls in a modern living room.
Paint Color: First Light by Benjamin Moore
Nairobi Dusk by Behr
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Use the peachy-tan tone of Nairobi Dusk to warm up your living room. If you're wondering how to modernize a warm tan shade which tends to be regarded as more traditional-leaning, the secret is in what you pair it with. This sunset-inspired paint color looks crisp and contemporary in a living room with cool gray upholstery, dark woods, modern artwork, and a clean-lined stone fireplace.
Paint Color: Nairobi Dusk by Behr
Twilight by Benjamin Moore
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Channel the endless depth and stillness of a clear night sky with a coat of Twilight. This dark blue makes for a moody yet elegant living room and sets a stunning backdrop for classy wall decor such as brass sconces and gilded mirrors. The shiny warm metals stand out against the deep wall color and add a timeless feel to a living room.
Paint Color: Twilight by Benjamin Moore
Burnt Red by Glidden
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To inject bright energy into your living room, grab a can of Burnt Red. This highly saturated scarlet shade of red is bold and optimistic, and if you're not quite ready to commit to it as an all-over wall color, use it on an accent wall. Tone down this dramatic red with rustic reclaimed wood, matte metals, and a combination of warm and cool neutrals.
Paint Color: Burnt Red by Glidden
Jitney by Farrow and Ball
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Jitney is a brown-based neutral that creates a great base for a living room color palette. It's effortlessly elegant and relaxed, its muted tone exuding the serene atmosphere of a sandy beach. Complement the muted paint color with soft blues and liven up the understated look with green accents and potted plants.
Paint Color: Jitney by Farrow and Ball
Colorado Gray by Benjamin Moore
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Highlight a fresh and modern living room design with Colorado Gray. It's a blue-green shade with a tinge of gray that looks striking against white trim and paired with navy blue upholstery, warm woods, and tonal gray accents.
Paint Color: Colorado Gray by Benjamin Moore
Red Earth by Farrow and Ball
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Saturate your living room with the warmth of a terracotta shade such as Red Earth. It has a rich, earthy feel thanks to a blend of red and yellow pigments, and changes throughout the day, becoming deeper and cozier as the sun begins to set. It's a versatile color that adapts to both old and new homes, and it's an especially good option for a small living room where it encloses the space for maximum coziness.
Paint Color: Red Earth by Farrow and Ball
Black Evergreen by Behr
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For the perfect blend of rustic and refined, choose Black Evergreen, a cool dark green that benefits from ample natural light. Pair it with creams, blacks, and grays to strike the right balance between light and dark tones, and warm it up by bringing in leather accents such as a comfy pouf, chair, or throw pillow.
Paint Color: Black Evergreen by Behr
Jazzy Red by Valspar
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Turn up the design volume with Jazzy Red, which is a deep and dramatic shade of red that's sure to make a statement. It's energetic, warm, and cozy all in one, and is a gorgeous backdrop for mixed metals, clean-lined furniture, and organic textures that allow it to stand out while toning down its saturation.
Paint Color: Jazzy Red by Valspar
Renew Blue by Valspar
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Renew Blue is Valspar's Color of the Year 2024 and a stunning pick for living room walls. It's vibrant yet relaxed, and feels both calming and spontaneous for ultimate versatility. Go all out and color drench the living room in this refreshing blue shade, pair it with bright white trim for a clean and classic look, or use it on accent wall paneling for a pop of color.
Paint Color: Renew Blue by Valspar
Sashay Sand by Sherwin-Williams
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Sashay Sand is a dusty pink that will instantly envelop your living room with a calming warmth. It possesses a vintage-inspired charm that's well-suited for an eclectic living room featuring warm woods, rusty tones, and antique brass accents. If you have built-in bookshelves in your living room, consider extending Sashay Sand onto the bookshelves for an integrated look.
Paint Color: Sashay Sand by Sherwin-Williams
Slip by Benjamin Moore
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Set a calm and elegant backdrop for bold printed textiles and comfy rattan furniture with Slip. This delicate lilac shade is surprisingly versatile and also looks stunning in a traditional interior with tall ceilings, elaborate molding, and oversized windows that highlight the soft tone with plenty of natural light.
Paint Color: Slip by Benjamin Moore
Raccoon Fur by Benjamin Moore
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If you're looking for a living room paint color that's as bold as black but a hint softer, opt for Raccoon Fur. This deep shade has an inky violet undertone that adds an intriguing touch of mystery and it's an excellent choice for an accent wall to create contrast with white walls and light hardwood floors.
Paint Color: Raccoon Fur by Benjamin Moore
Lichen by Farrow and Ball
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Blend indoor and outdoor space and paint your living room with Lichen, a muted shade of green with blue undertones. Take an earthy design direction and pair it with lighter and darker greens, warm browns, and rusty oranges.
Paint Color: Lichen by Farrow and Ball
Riverdale by Behr
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For a light and neutral living room with just a hint of color, coat the walls with Riverdale. It's a calming and easy-to-use medium green with a cool gray undertone, which makes it a fitting backdrop for a range of gray tones in the form of furniture, an area rug, and decorative accessories. The tranquil shade is both refreshing and understated, and well-suited for traditional and modern living rooms alike.
Paint Color: Riverdale by Behr
Cabin Fever by Glidden
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Add warmth and a sense of drama to your living room with Cabin Fever. This rich and luxuriously deep shade of brown looks striking on walls with decorative molding and juxtaposed with bright white trim. Brighten the space with wall mirrors that bounce light around and soften the room with cozy textures in the form of plush throw pillows or a fluffy area rug.
Paint Color: Cabin Fever by Glidden
Watery by Behr
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Go classic and elegant with Watery on your living room walls. The pale hue is a delicate balance of blue and gray, and looks restful and timeless when layered with warm and cool neutrals and a variety of natural materials, from granite and hardwood to linen and mercury glass.
Paint Color: Watery by Behr
October Mist by Benjamin Moore
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Anchor living room furniture and decor with October Mist which is a muted sage green shade. The earthy tone evokes the notion of a foggy autumn morning and looks great with a cool color palette of grays, blues, and greens.
Paint Color: October Mist by Benjamin Moore
Glamorous Taupe by Valspar
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Give your living room a sophisticated updated with Glamorous Taupe, which is a lovely shade of taupe that exudes timeless elegance. Its warmth will make your living room cozy and inviting, while adding a stylish touch. Layer the neutral with beige, brown, and purple accents, and add a little shine with copper and brass details.
Paint Color: Glamorous Taupe by Valspar
Lucy Blue by Valspar
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Inject a big dose of color into a modern living room with a splash of Lucy Blue. It has cool undertones for a refreshing feel and pairs well with dark woods, brass accents, and matte black decor.
Paint Color: Lucy Blue by Valspar
Winter Gray by Benjamin Moore
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Winter Gray is a gentle paint color that's equal parts gray and violet. Create a jewel tone-inspired living room and pair this soft purple with touches of luxe sapphire blue and darker regal purple shades. Brighten the space with clear acrylic tables and minimalist furniture for a clean and clutter-free design.
Paint Color: Winter Gray by Benjamin Moore
Cool Tide by Valspar
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Refresh a tired-looking living room with Cool Tide to instantly uplift and brighten it. This cool blue is soft and calming, and makes for a lovely backdrop for any design style, from eclectic to transitional. For a cheerful gathering space, bring in brights such as a saturated yellow and pink, then ground them with warm wood tones and darker colors such as navy blue.
Paint Color: Cool Tide by Valspar