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Pewter & Navy Color Scheme

A grounded gray paired with a deep, confident navy for a look that feels calm and quietly tailored. Each color is matched to real paint you can buy.

By Maya Patel · Reviews Editor & Product Tester

Start with Soft Pewter, a gentle gray that leans just warm enough to feel cozy instead of cold. It’s the kind of color that sits quietly in the background and lets everything else look good, which is exactly why it makes such a steady base. On its own it’s soft and restful, but it has enough depth to hold up against a strong partner, and that’s where the rest of this combination comes in.

That partner is Deep Navy, a rich, grounded blue that brings instant structure and a tailored, classic feel. Used on trim, doors, or a single built-in, it frames the pewter and makes the whole space look intentional. Then Crisp White steps in to lighten the load, a soft warm white that keeps the navy from feeling heavy and gives your eye somewhere to rest. Together they’re flexible enough to flow through a living room, a bedroom, a kitchen, or your whole home without ever feeling fussy.

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Soft Pewter
walls
Valspar Stately Graystone · V118-2
#A9A8A2
LRV 39
Deep Navy
trim
Valspar Nightfall · 8003-46G
#2A364E
LRV 4
Crisp White
accent
Dutch Boy Birched White · 004W
#F5F2EA
LRV 89

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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.

Soft Pewter
#A9A8A1 · LRV 39 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7066 · ΔE 1.05
Behr · 6694 · ΔE 1.5
Benjamin Moore · HC-179 · ΔE 1.06
Valspar · V118-2 · ΔE 0.5
PPG / Glidden · PPG1007-4 · ΔE 0.98
Glidden · 70YY 39/057 · ΔE 1.02
Dutch Boy · 436-4DB · ΔE 3.37
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1485 · ΔE 1.05
Dunn-Edwards · DEGR46 · ΔE 1.08
Magnolia Home · JG-15 · ΔE 1.52
Farrow & Ball · NO. 5 · ΔE 3.36
Diamond Vogel · 0574 · ΔE 1.03
Hirshfield's · 0421 · ΔE 3.16
Rodda · R027 · ΔE 2.56
C2 Paint · C2-988 · ΔE 1.25
Clare · PNT100-DP-78 · ΔE 7.86
Portola Paints · HAVANA · ΔE 11.05
Annie Sloan · DUCK EGG BLUE · ΔE 9.08
Backdrop · BD-NU · ΔE 2.88
Rust-Oleum · 371674 · ΔE 7.45
Kompozit · 0421 · ΔE 3.16
Deep Navy
#2C3A4F · LRV 4 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9178 · ΔE 2.75
Behr · N560-7 · ΔE 2.96
Benjamin Moore · CC-932 · ΔE 2.7
Valspar · 8003-46G · ΔE 2.39
PPG / Glidden · PPG1165-7 · ΔE 5.57
Glidden · PPG1165-7 · ΔE 5.34
Dutch Boy · 336-7DB · ΔE 4.17
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3351 · ΔE 3.38
Dunn-Edwards · DEA185 · ΔE 2.87
Magnolia Home · JG-05 · ΔE 7.52
Farrow & Ball · NO. 256 · ΔE 11.95
Diamond Vogel · H101 · ΔE 10.31
Hirshfield's · 0620 · ΔE 2.79
Rodda · CA210 · ΔE 5.79
C2 Paint · C2-757 · ΔE 5.49
Clare · PNT100-DP-54 · ΔE 13.25
Portola Paints · GHOST TREE · ΔE 8.25
Annie Sloan · NAPOLEONIC BLUE · ΔE 5.38
Backdrop · BD-LC · ΔE 5.35
Rust-Oleum · 285144 · ΔE 9.08
Kompozit · 0620 · ΔE 2.79
Crisp White
#F4F1E9 · LRV 88 · accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9503 · ΔE 0.92
Behr · T16-17 · ΔE 1.15
Benjamin Moore · AF-10 · ΔE 0.51
Valspar · 7007-4 · ΔE 1.05
PPG / Glidden · PPG0998-1 · ΔE 1.04
Glidden · 61YY 89/040 · ΔE 1
Dutch Boy · 004W · ΔE 0.21
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4002 · ΔE 0.5
Dunn-Edwards · DE6260 · ΔE 0.46
Magnolia Home · JG-107 · ΔE 0.73
Farrow & Ball · NO. 239 · ΔE 1.56
Diamond Vogel · 0411 · ΔE 1.04
Hirshfield's · 0411 · ΔE 1.48
Rodda · CA002 · ΔE 2.19
C2 Paint · C2-820 · ΔE 0.53
Clare · PNT100-LT-24 · ΔE 2.68
Portola Paints · ORIGAMI · ΔE 1.56
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 13.19
Backdrop · BD-TR · ΔE 1.56
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 5.53
Kompozit · 0411 · ΔE 1.48

Questions

What colors go with soft pewter?

Pewter is an easy-going gray, so it plays nicely with deep blues, warm whites, soft brass, and natural wood. The navy here gives it backbone, and the white keeps things from feeling heavy.

Is navy too dark to use as trim?

Not at all. Navy on trim, doors, or built-ins reads as crisp and tailored rather than dark, especially when the walls stay light and a clean white sits alongside it.

How much navy should I use?

Keep navy as the smaller share, around a third or less. Let pewter cover the big surfaces and use navy on trim or one feature piece so it stays a sharp accent, not the whole mood.

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