Annie Sloan Paint Colors 31 colors in 11 families.
Annie Sloan's Chalk Paint palette is the original decorative-furniture color range — a tightly curated, mix-able set of vintage, European-feeling shades made for upcycling, not for walls.
Every Annie Sloan Color, by Family
Each family page ranks the colors people actually buy, sorts the whole family by undertone and depth, and shows every color on real walls.
Gray is the most-recommended neutral in American interiors — the safe choice that anchors a room without committing to a strong color.
Neutral6 colorsNeutrals are the colors that aren't quite gray and aren't quite tan — the warm, low-saturation in-between bucket where greige, taupe, mushroom, bone, and accessible beige all live.
Black1 colorsTrue black on a wall almost always looks heavier than you expected.
Yellow1 colorsYellow is the highest-risk wall color in residential interiors — it can read cheerful and sun-warmed in the right room, or oppressive and dated under the wrong light.
Orange2 colorsOrange is back — not the saturated 1970s shag-carpet orange, but warm earth tones (terracotta, rust, sienna), soft peach and apricot, and the cult-favorite coral and persimmon shades that designers reach for as a softer alternative to red.
Red4 colorsRed is divisive as a wall color, which is exactly why it works so well in the right room — a dining room, a powder room, or a single accent on cabinetry.
Purple2 colorsPurple is the most under-used wall color in American interiors — and that's exactly why it lands when it does.
Blue3 colorsBlue is the most popular color for accent walls, kitchen islands, and front doors — and also the family with the widest spread, from pale dove-blues that read almost grey, to inky near-black navies, to saturated cobalts that read almost royal.
Teal3 colorsTeal is the in-between blue-green that reads moody, marine, or jewel-tone depending on which side of the family you pick.
Green4 colorsGreen has quietly replaced grey as the safe-but-interesting wall color of the late 2020s.
Brown1 colorsBrown is in.
About Annie Sloan Paint Colors
Annie Sloan colors have a character all their own: chalky off-whites and warm neutrals, soft historic blues and grey-greens, dusty pinks, warm reds and ochres, and a handful of rich, moody darks. They read like colors pulled from an old French or English farmhouse rather than a hardware-store fan deck, and that vintage, lived-in feel is exactly why people reach for Chalk Paint to bring a tired dresser, chair, or cabinet back to life.
The palette is deliberately small and designed to be mixed. You can blend two shades to invent your own, lighten any color with white, or thin one with water for a soft wash that lets the wood grain show through. Because every color is made to sit well next to the others, it's almost impossible to land on a clashy combination — which makes this one of the most forgiving color ranges to choose from on your first furniture project.
Choosing a Annie Sloan Color
Pick the family that matches the mood you want, then remember two things that make Chalk Paint different from wall paint. First, these colors intermix freely — so if nothing is quite right, you can blend two shades or lighten one with white and still stay inside the palette's harmony. Second, this is furniture and decor paint, so judge each color on the actual piece you're painting, in the room where it'll live, rather than on a screen; the soft matte finish reads differently from a wall.
Where to Buy Annie Sloan Paint
Chalk Paint is sold ready-mixed in set colors — it is not tinted to order at a counter the way wall paint is, so what you see in the palette is exactly what comes in the tin. You buy it through Annie Sloan's network of independent, trained stockists or from the official US online store at anniesloan.com (free shipping over a spending threshold). It is not stocked at big-box stores or sold officially on Amazon, so use the brand's stockist locator to find a real shop — the in-person color advice is genuinely worth it for a first project.
Matching Annie Sloan Across Brands
If you love an Annie Sloan color but want it on a wall, click any swatch to find its closest match across the other US brands, including Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, and Kompozit. Be honest with yourself about what that match is, though: those brands make wall paint with a different body and finish, so a cross-match gets you the color, not the soft chalky look or the upcycling formula. Use it to carry a Chalk Paint shade onto your walls, and keep the real Chalk Paint for the furniture it was built for.
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