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Blue-Gray & White Entryway Color Scheme

A soft blue-gray, crisp white, and deep slate navy come together for an entryway that feels calm and welcoming, all matched to real paint you can buy.

By David Chen · Formulation Lead & Resident Chemist

Your entryway sets the tone for the whole house, and Misty Blue-Gray is a gentle way to do it. On the walls it reads soft and a little hazy, the kind of quiet color that feels calm after a long day but never flat or gloomy. It catches whatever light comes through the door and shifts with it, so the space feels alive without ever shouting for attention.

Trim and moldings in Bright White frame all that softness and keep things crisp, like a clean breath of air around the room. Then the front door in Slate Navy gives you one deep, confident anchor that makes the whole entry feel finished and welcoming. Put the blue-gray on the walls, the white on the trim and casings, and save the navy for the door so it greets you the second you step inside.

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Misty Blue-Gray
walls
Dunn-Edwards Yreka! · DET594
#A7B3B7
LRV 44
Bright White
trim
Dutch Boy Birched White · 004W
#F5F2EA
LRV 89
Slate Navy
door
C2 Paint Espionage · C2-742
#394853
LRV 6

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Each color matched to the closest real paint in every brand, by ΔE2000. Tap a swatch for its full guide or + to save it — take any SKU to the store, they mix on demand.

Misty Blue-Gray
#A9B4B8 · LRV 45 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6248 · ΔE 1.39
Behr · ECC-22-2 · ΔE 2.24
Benjamin Moore · ES-31 · ΔE 1.47
Valspar · V117-2 · ΔE 2.33
PPG / Glidden · PPG1036-3 · ΔE 1.62
Glidden · PPG1036-3 · ΔE 1.09
Dutch Boy · 430-3DB · ΔE 1.56
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3365 · ΔE 1.39
Dunn-Edwards · DET594 · ΔE 0.54
Magnolia Home · JG-01 · ΔE 3.72
Farrow & Ball · NO. 88 · ΔE 6.81
Diamond Vogel · 0511 · ΔE 2.94
Hirshfield's · 0511 · ΔE 2.51
Rodda · CA193 · ΔE 1.77
C2 Paint · C2-974 · ΔE 2.34
Clare · PNT100-MD-43 · ΔE 7.17
Portola Paints · ABERDEEN · ΔE 7.52
Annie Sloan · SVENSKA BLUE · ΔE 8.61
Backdrop · BD-UD · ΔE 2.23
Rust-Oleum · 285143 · ΔE 4.32
Kompozit · 0511 · ΔE 2.51
Bright White
#F5F2EB · LRV 89 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9503 · ΔE 1.32
Behr · HDC-MD-08 · ΔE 0.61
Benjamin Moore · 879 · ΔE 0.98
Valspar · 8007-6E · ΔE 1.17
PPG / Glidden · PPG1001-1 · ΔE 2.15
Glidden · 61YY 89/040 · ΔE 0.96
Dutch Boy · 004W · ΔE 0.47
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4002 · ΔE 0.93
Dunn-Edwards · DE6267 · ΔE 0.78
Magnolia Home · JG-107 · ΔE 0.84
Farrow & Ball · NO. 239 · ΔE 2.02
Diamond Vogel · 0355 · ΔE 0.79
Hirshfield's · 0411 · ΔE 1.68
Rodda · R001 · ΔE 2.12
C2 Paint · C2-612 · ΔE 1
Clare · PNT100-LT-24 · ΔE 2.47
Portola Paints · ORIGAMI · ΔE 1.26
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 13.54
Backdrop · BD-TR · ΔE 2.02
Rust-Oleum · 285140 · ΔE 4.66
Kompozit · 0411 · ΔE 1.68
Slate Navy
#3A4753 · LRV 6 · door
Sherwin-Williams · SW 2739 · ΔE 2.96
Behr · PPU14-20 · ΔE 1.81
Benjamin Moore · 2062-20 · ΔE 2.97
Valspar · 4008-4C · ΔE 1.77
PPG / Glidden · PPG1038-7 · ΔE 3.16
Glidden · PPG1038-7 · ΔE 2.94
Dutch Boy · 432-7DB · ΔE 2.18
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1461 · ΔE 4.55
Dunn-Edwards · DEA184 · ΔE 2.28
Magnolia Home · JG-97 · ΔE 3.95
Farrow & Ball · NO. 30 · ΔE 2.41
Diamond Vogel · 0522 · ΔE 6.55
Hirshfield's · 0501 · ΔE 5.85
Rodda · CA204 · ΔE 4.49
C2 Paint · C2-742 · ΔE 1.27
Clare · PNT100-DP-54 · ΔE 9.13
Portola Paints · BLACK SKY · ΔE 7.19
Annie Sloan · AUBUSSON BLUE · ΔE 5.34
Backdrop · BD-LC · ΔE 6.97
Rust-Oleum · 285144 · ΔE 6.23
Kompozit · 0501 · ΔE 5.85

Questions

Will a blue-gray entryway feel too cold?

Not with this mix. Misty Blue-Gray leans soft and a little hazy rather than icy, and the warm white trim keeps the whole space feeling friendly the moment you walk in.

Is a navy front door too dark for a small entryway?

A small entry is actually the perfect spot for it. Slate Navy gives you one rich, grounding moment without taking over, and the light walls around it keep everything feeling open.

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