9 Best Neutral Paint Colors That Interior Designers Love

Benjamin Moore Super White

"I love super white," says New York designer Tali Roth. "I find it's the cleanest, crispest, and it always brightens my spaces. It's too cool for some people's preferences, but for me, it's spot on."

Jess Blumberg of Dale Blumberg Interiors agrees: "Super White is my go-to crisp white," she says. "It has the perfect amount of coolness in its undertone and doesn't pull yellow or pink at all, which a lot of whites can tend to do. I love to use it on both walls (in an eggshell finish) and moldings (in a semi-gloss), which gives a slight contrast. It's the perfect beach house white."

It seems that Super White is overwhelmingly the favorite of interior designers everywhere because Dan Mazzarini of BHDM Design had a similar answer: "Super White is a ready-made color and really is the perfect white—not too blue, not at all green. It makes any room feel art-gallery fresh and looks particularly amazing in flat and high gloss."

Benjamin Moore Super White $37.00

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Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter

"I love Revere Pewter, a warm chameleon color," says Mazzarini. "Sometimes it looks browner, sometimes it looks grayer. It has worked for us in traditional and contemporary spaces. It looks gorgeous in sunlight and candlelight."

Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter $37.00

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Farrow & Ball Off White

"I love Farrow & Ball's Off White," adds Mazzarini. "It surprisingly has a lot of color to it. Sometimes it's warmer and sometimes it reads like a perfect light beige. It's so pretty and formal feeling."

Farrow & Ball Off White $99.00

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Donald Kaufman DKC-62

"Donald Kaufman's DKC-62 is one of my favorite more heavily pigmented beiges," says Blumberg. "It's warm and cozy while staying modern and clean."

Donald Kaufman DKC-62 $50.00

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Farrow & Ball Purbeck Stone

"Purbeck Stone by Farrow & Ball is my favorite gray of the moment," says Roth. "It's an amazing mid-tone and isn't too warm or too cool but it sits nicely in the middle. It warms up every single space. I predict we will see a lot more of these tones coming through instead of the cooler light grays we have been seeing the past few years."

Farrow & Ball Purbeck Stone $99.00

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Benjamin Moore Kendall Charcoal

"Hands down: Benjamin Moore Kendall Charcoal is the best gray paint color," says Mazzarini. "It's like a great gray cashmere sweater. It has just the right amount of purple to make it warm and green to make it masculine. We love it in an office, library, and in small spaces where you feel like you're in a little nook. It's the best. "

Benjamin Moore Kendall Charcoal $37.00

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Benjamin Moore Raccoon Fur

"​I also love Benjamin Moore's Raccoon Fur," adds Mazzarini. "Just the name says luxe. It's a gray with just the right amount of inky blue to it. I love it as a backdrop to a gallery wall of black and whites."

Benjamin Moore Raccoon Fur $37.00

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Sherwin-Williams Repose Gray

"Repose Gray is a perfect light, neutral gray," says Blumberg. "It's soft and versatile in that it works with both warm and cool accents, and it looks amazing in any light. It isn't too blue and can totally work as a 'whole house' color."

Sherwin-Williams Repose Gray $28.00

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Farrow & Ball Cornforth White

"Cornforth White by Farrow & Ball is super warm and light and has pretty gray undertones so it won't scare people off by being a 'yellow' beige," says Roth.

Farrow & Ball Cornforth White $99.00

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