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Greige Color Palette — Pearl Drift

A soft five-color greige scheme layered with warm white, dove gray, and a whisper of taupe, finished with a smoky bronze accent — every color matched to real paint you can buy.

By Jessica Williams · Color Stylist & Interior Editor

Greige is the neutral everyone keeps coming back to, and for good reason. It carries the softness of beige with the calm of gray, so it flatters almost any light. This scheme lets Pearl Greige lead, a gentle mushroom tone that feels warm in the morning and cool at dusk.

Around it, Dove Gray and Warm White keep things light and open, while Soft Taupe adds a grounding layer that stops the palette from drifting too pale. Use these three to wrap a room in quiet, then let the colors breathe.

The Smoky Bronze is your accent, and a little goes a long way. Bring it in through a leather chair, a matte fixture, or a single painted door. It gives this soft, contemporary greige scheme just enough weight to feel intentional rather than washed out.

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Pearl Greige
Dominant
Sherwin-Williams Soft Suede · SW 9577
#D0C6B8
LRV 57
Dove Gray
Secondary
PPG / Glidden Ghost Writer · PPG1007-3
#BCB6AD
LRV 47
Warm White
Base
C2 Paint Coconut · C2-932
#F3EFE7
LRV 87
Soft Taupe
Support
Glidden Diversion · PPG1021-4
#A99A89
LRV 33
Smoky Bronze
Accent
PPG / Glidden Lemur · PPG1101-7
#6A5F4F
LRV 12

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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.

Pearl Greige
#CFC6B8 · LRV 57 · Dominant
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9577 · ΔE 0.5
Behr · ICC-89 · ΔE 1.26
Benjamin Moore · 989 · ΔE 1.31
Valspar · 8005-8B · ΔE 1.99
PPG / Glidden · PPG14-32 · ΔE 0.51
Glidden · PPG14-32 · ΔE 1.25
Dutch Boy · 447-1DB · ΔE 2.69
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2487 · ΔE 0.58
Dunn-Edwards · DEGR22 · ΔE 1.93
Magnolia Home · JG-104 · ΔE 0.98
Farrow & Ball · NO. 9904 · ΔE 2.97
Diamond Vogel · 0196 · ΔE 0.67
Hirshfield's · 0196 · ΔE 0.51
Rodda · R032 · ΔE 0.58
C2 Paint · C2-911 · ΔE 1.33
Clare · PNT100-LT-17 · ΔE 1.9
Portola Paints · LUMIERE · ΔE 3.03
Annie Sloan · PARIS GREY · ΔE 5.81
Backdrop · BD-RR · ΔE 2.78
Rust-Oleum · 285142 · ΔE 10.02
Kompozit · 0196 · ΔE 0.51
Dove Gray
#BDB6AC · LRV 47 · Secondary
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7016 · ΔE 1.06
Behr · PPU18-12 · ΔE 1.29
Benjamin Moore · AF-685 · ΔE 1.35
Valspar · 6003-1B · ΔE 0.95
PPG / Glidden · PPG1007-3 · ΔE 0.56
Glidden · PPG1007-3 · ΔE 1.06
Dutch Boy · 443-2DB · ΔE 1.09
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3476 · ΔE 1.06
Dunn-Edwards · DEGR20 · ΔE 0.89
Magnolia Home · JG-19 · ΔE 0.85
Farrow & Ball · NO. 293 · ΔE 3.86
Diamond Vogel · 0211 · ΔE 1.58
Hirshfield's · 0211 · ΔE 1.39
Rodda · R044 · ΔE 1.61
C2 Paint · C2-798 · ΔE 1.46
Clare · PNT100-LT-13 · ΔE 3.06
Portola Paints · PIANO ROOM · ΔE 1.8
Annie Sloan · PALOMA · ΔE 4.94
Backdrop · BD-UD · ΔE 11.84
Rust-Oleum · 285143 · ΔE 8.1
Kompozit · 0211 · ΔE 1.39
Warm White
#F2EEE6 · LRV 86 · Base
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7100 · ΔE 0.81
Behr · ECC-56-2 · ΔE 0.81
Benjamin Moore · 876 · ΔE 0.6
Valspar · V156 · ΔE 0.81
PPG / Glidden · PPG1020-1 · ΔE 0.83
Glidden · 82YY 85/038 · ΔE 1.01
Dutch Boy · 020W · ΔE 0.5
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4052 · ΔE 0.5
Dunn-Edwards · DEHW03 · ΔE 1.91
Magnolia Home · JG-107 · ΔE 0.98
Farrow & Ball · NO. 2003 · ΔE 1.81
Diamond Vogel · 0012 · ΔE 1.72
Hirshfield's · 0558 · ΔE 1.03
Rodda · CA013 · ΔE 1.31
C2 Paint · C2-932 · ΔE 0.21
Clare · PNT100-LT-24 · ΔE 2.27
Portola Paints · ORIGAMI · ΔE 1.38
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 12.6
Backdrop · BD-JA · ΔE 1.58
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 5.76
Kompozit · 0558 · ΔE 1.03
Soft Taupe
#A89A88 · LRV 33 · Support
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7501 · ΔE 2.51
Behr · N220-4 · ΔE 1.77
Benjamin Moore · 1006 · ΔE 2.59
Valspar · T589 · ΔE 2.3
PPG / Glidden · PPG1021-4 · ΔE 1.22
Glidden · PPG1021-4 · ΔE 0.81
Dutch Boy · 406-4DB · ΔE 3.34
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3443 · ΔE 2.26
Dunn-Edwards · DET692 · ΔE 1.35
Magnolia Home · JG-128 · ΔE 3.11
Farrow & Ball · NO. 28 · ΔE 4.27
Diamond Vogel · H121 · ΔE 2.44
Hirshfield's · 0198 · ΔE 1.31
Rodda · CA149 · ΔE 2.35
C2 Paint · C2-890 · ΔE 2.98
Clare · PNT100-MD-64 · ΔE 12.8
Portola Paints · LA CATEDRAL · ΔE 1.99
Annie Sloan · FRENCH LINEN · ΔE 4.11
Backdrop · BD-AN · ΔE 1.11
Rust-Oleum · 371674 · ΔE 9.44
Kompozit · 0198 · ΔE 1.31
Smoky Bronze
#6B5F50 · LRV 12 · Accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7515 · ΔE 2.67
Behr · N210-6 · ΔE 2.67
Benjamin Moore · CSP-1050 · ΔE 2
Valspar · T591 · ΔE 2.14
PPG / Glidden · PPG1101-7 · ΔE 0.88
Glidden · PPG1101-7 · ΔE 1.41
Dutch Boy · 417-7DB · ΔE 3.03
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 7515 · ΔE 2.67
Dunn-Edwards · DEBN34 · ΔE 2.5
Magnolia Home · JG-168 · ΔE 2.32
Farrow & Ball · NO. CB5 · ΔE 4.28
Diamond Vogel · 0235 · ΔE 1.17
Hirshfield's · 0228 · ΔE 2.32
Rodda · CA060 · ΔE 1.99
C2 Paint · C2-807 · ΔE 2.36
Clare · PNT100-DP-53 · ΔE 6.85
Portola Paints · CIGARRO · ΔE 7.33
Annie Sloan · RODMELL · ΔE 14.16
Backdrop · BD-BA · ΔE 7.5
Rust-Oleum · 391445 · ΔE 17.78
Kompozit · 0228 · ΔE 2.32

Questions

Why does greige feel so calming?

Greige sits right between gray and beige, so it never reads too cool or too warm. That in-between quality is what makes a room feel settled and easy to live in.

How do I keep a greige room from looking flat?

Layer a few close tones rather than one flat color, then add a deeper accent like the bronze here. The slight shifts in warmth give the space quiet depth.

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