Annie Sloan · Gray Paint Colors
Annie Sloan Gray Paint Colors
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Every gray in the Chalk Paint deck — 4 colors, LRV 52 down to 47 — grouped by undertone and depth.
All 4 Annie Sloan gray paint colors
Grouped by undertone (warm → cool)Hex values are display approximations from Annie Sloan's published swatch tools — not guaranteed to match a physical sample under controlled lighting. Order a brand-direct sample before specifying.
None of these four are part of Annie Sloan's separate Wall Paint line, but that doesn't mean you're stuck if you love Paris Grey on a cabinet and want an echo of it on the surrounding wall. Any paint store can color-match a chip of Chicago Grey, Louis Blue, Paloma, or Paris Grey into a standard wall-paint formula from a US brand, since gray is one of the more straightforward hues to reproduce.
Just know that a color-matched formula is an approximation, not an exact recipe pull — undertones can shift a shade warmer or cooler depending on the base used. Always get a sample pot of the matched color and look at it on your actual wall in daylight and at night before painting a full room.
Annie Sloan Grays by Room
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LRV, Light, and Finish Choices
All four grays sit in a tight LRV band, from 47 to 52, meaning none of them is dramatically light or dark — they're mid-tone by design. That matters for finish: clear wax will keep the gray reading true, while dark wax will noticeably deepen and warm any of these, pulling Louis Blue toward slate and Paris Grey toward a mossier tone. If you want the color as swatched, test clear wax first; if you want an aged, antiqued look, dark wax on a corner sample before committing to the whole piece.
Lacquer, by contrast, leaves the color closer to its raw state and adds a tougher, more washable surface — the better call for a kitchen island or a piece that gets handled daily rather than admired from across a room.
What Annie Sloan's Gray Chalk Paint Colors Look Like
Annie Sloan's gray family is small on purpose — four colors, each with a different lean. Chicago Grey (#BABAB9, LRV 49) is the most neutral of the group, a true mid-gray with almost no undertone drama, which makes it the safest pick when you just want "gray" and nothing more. Paloma (#BFB5B3, LRV 47) warms things up with a soft mushroom-taupe cast, while Louis Blue (#AEBECB, LRV 50) pulls the other direction, reading as a pale, chalky slate-blue rather than a true gray. Paris Grey (#BEC0B3, LRV 52), one of the brand's most-used colors, sits between gray and sage, with just enough green in it to feel a little organic against wood tones.
Because this is furniture paint, these grays get judged on a dresser or a set of cabinet doors, not a whole wall — and at close range those undertones matter more than they would spread across drywall. Hold the actual sample next to your piece before committing; gray shifts more with light than almost any other color family.
Furniture, Cabinets, and Where Grays Work Best
Grays are Annie Sloan's bread-and-butter furniture colors because they read as calm and collected rather than trendy. Paris Grey is the brand's most reached-for shade for kitchen cabinets and built-ins — it's light enough to keep a room bright but has enough depth to hide the everyday scuffs a cabinet door takes. Chicago Grey works the same way on larger case pieces like dressers and sideboards, where a true neutral won't fight with whatever wood or metal accents are nearby.
Louis Blue and Paloma are better suited to smaller, more decorative pieces — a nightstand, a mirror frame, a set of dining chairs — where their slight undertone becomes part of the character instead of something to correct for. All four take a dark wax well if you want an aged look in the recesses of carved or paneled furniture.
The Questions Everyone Asks
how many gray colors does annie sloan chalk paint have?
Four: Chicago Grey, Louis Blue, Paloma, and Paris Grey. It's a small, curated set rather than a full fan deck, and each one has a distinct undertone — neutral, blue, warm taupe, and soft sage-gray — so you're not choosing between near-duplicates.
which annie sloan gray is the most neutral?
Chicago Grey (LRV 49) is the truest neutral of the four, with the least undertone pull in either a warm or cool direction. If you want gray without a secondary color reading through it, that's the one to start swatch-testing.
is paris grey the most popular annie sloan color?
It's one of the brand's best-known colors, widely used for kitchen cabinets and furniture because its LRV of 52 keeps rooms bright while its faint sage undertone (#BEC0B3) gives it more character than a flat gray. It pairs easily with both warm and cool woods.
can i use annie sloan gray chalk paint on my walls?
Chalk Paint is built for furniture and small pieces, not full rooms — it's thick, sold in small tins, and waxing a whole wall isn't practical. For walls, use Annie Sloan's separate Wall Paint line, or have a store color-match the gray you love into a standard wall paint.
should i use wax or lacquer over these grays?
Wax gives a soft, hand-finished look and lets you deepen the color with a dark-wax pass in recesses, but it needs occasional re-waxing. Lacquer keeps the gray closer to true and holds up better on pieces that get daily use, like a kitchen island or tabletop.
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