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Blue Gray & White Exterior Color Scheme

A calm, coastal exterior scheme that pairs a soft blue gray with crisp white and a deep navy door, all matched to real paint you can buy.

By Mark Thompson · Pro Contractor & Field Editor

Start with Slate Blue on the siding. It is that quiet, weathered blue gray you see on coastal homes, and it does something special outdoors: it reads soft and grounded in full sun and turns a little moodier under cloud cover, so the house never looks flat. It is calm without being plain, and it plays nicely with stone, brick, and a green yard.

Trim is where Cloud White earns its place. It is a warm, creamy white, so it frames the windows and corners cleanly without the harsh glare a stark white can throw outdoors. Then bring in Navy Ink on the front door for a deep, confident anchor that echoes the blue in the siding. So: blue gray across the body, warm white on all the trim and casings, and that dark navy saved just for the door.

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Slate Blue
siding
Backdrop Polly Wants · BD-PW
#7C8E97
LRV 27
Cloud White
trim
Dunn-Edwards Dove's Wing · DE6267
#F4F2EA
LRV 82
Navy Ink
door
Valspar Pitch Cobalt · 5010-2
#293944
LRV 4

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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.

Slate Blue
#7E8E97 · LRV 26 · siding
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6221 · ΔE 5.66
Behr · MQ5-20 · ΔE 0.99
Benjamin Moore · CSP-620 · ΔE 1.7
Valspar · 8004-38E · ΔE 2.15
PPG / Glidden · PPG1153-5 · ΔE 1.91
Glidden · PPG1153-5 · ΔE 1.37
Dutch Boy · 429-5DB · ΔE 5.66
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3303 · ΔE 5.66
Dunn-Edwards · DET560 · ΔE 4.24
Magnolia Home · JG-95 · ΔE 3.74
Farrow & Ball · NO. 306 · ΔE 1.11
Diamond Vogel · H047 · ΔE 5.01
Hirshfield's · 0491 · ΔE 3.54
Rodda · CA194 · ΔE 4.25
C2 Paint · C2-731 · ΔE 2.5
Clare · PNT100-MD-14 · ΔE 9.36
Portola Paints · CYCLONE · ΔE 3.66
Annie Sloan · GREEK BLUE · ΔE 7.22
Backdrop · BD-PW · ΔE 0.78
Rust-Oleum · 285141 · ΔE 10.32
Kompozit · 0491 · ΔE 3.54
Cloud White
#F4F2EB · LRV 89 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9503 · ΔE 1.44
Behr · HDC-MD-08 · ΔE 0.53
Benjamin Moore · 879 · ΔE 1.22
Valspar · 8007-6E · ΔE 0.95
PPG / Glidden · PPG1001-1 · ΔE 1.81
Glidden · 61YY 89/040 · ΔE 1.42
Dutch Boy · 004W · ΔE 0.58
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4002 · ΔE 0.92
Dunn-Edwards · DE6267 · ΔE 0.47
Magnolia Home · JG-107 · ΔE 0.63
Farrow & Ball · NO. 239 · ΔE 1.81
Diamond Vogel · 0411 · ΔE 0.78
Hirshfield's · 0411 · ΔE 1.19
Rodda · R001 · ΔE 1.96
C2 Paint · C2-612 · ΔE 0.52
Clare · PNT100-LT-24 · ΔE 2.97
Portola Paints · ORIGAMI · ΔE 1.44
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 13.74
Backdrop · BD-TR · ΔE 1.81
Rust-Oleum · 285140 · ΔE 4.63
Kompozit · 0411 · ΔE 1.19
Navy Ink
#2B3742 · LRV 4 · door
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9179 · ΔE 2.46
Behr · 760F-7 · ΔE 2.67
Benjamin Moore · CSP-630 · ΔE 3.45
Valspar · 5010-2 · ΔE 1.75
PPG / Glidden · PPG0995-7 · ΔE 7.48
Glidden · 00NN 05/000 · ΔE 7.74
Dutch Boy · 429-7DB · ΔE 3.96
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3331 · ΔE 5.2
Dunn-Edwards · DEA185 · ΔE 6.21
Magnolia Home · JG-05 · ΔE 4.25
Farrow & Ball · NO. 256 · ΔE 8.75
Diamond Vogel · H101 · ΔE 6.76
Hirshfield's · 0522 · ΔE 5.46
Rodda · CA210 · ΔE 4.9
C2 Paint · BD49 · ΔE 10.54
Clare · PNT100-DP-54 · ΔE 10.5
Portola Paints · GHOST TREE · ΔE 3.99
Annie Sloan · NAPOLEONIC BLUE · ΔE 10.53
Backdrop · BD-AH · ΔE 9.75
Rust-Oleum · 285144 · ΔE 4.93
Kompozit · 0522 · ΔE 5.46

Questions

will the blue gray siding look too cold on a north-facing house?

It can read cooler in shade, but Slate Blue has a soft, warm-leaning gray base that keeps it from going icy. If your house gets little sun, the Cloud White trim warms the whole look back up.

what color should the front door be with blue gray siding?

A deep navy like Navy Ink is the easy win here. It picks up the blue in the siding and gives you a rich, welcoming focal point without fighting the calm of the other two colors.

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