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White & Blue Door Exterior Color Scheme

A crisp white siding, soft gray trim, and a happy blue front door that gives any house a fresh coastal-cottage welcome. Every shade is matched to real paint you can buy.

By Emily Roberts · DIY Editor & First-Timer's Guide

Start with Crisp White across the siding and the whole house feels lighter on its feet. This is a warm, easy white, not a stark hospital white, so it looks clean in full sun and still soft at dusk. It’s the kind of exterior that makes a home feel cared for and a little bit coastal, and it gives every other color room to shine.

To keep it from feeling flat, wrap the trim in Soft Gray so the edges, corners, and window frames get a quiet bit of definition. Then save Coastal Blue for the front door, where it lands like a cheerful hello you can see from the street. The plan is simple: white on the siding, soft gray on the trim, and that happy blue on the door.

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Crisp White
siding
Behr Whisper White · HDC-MD-08
#F5F3ED
LRV 90
Soft Gray
trim
Behr Ashes · UL260-9
#B7B4AE
LRV 46
Coastal Blue
door
Dunn-Edwards Big Sur Blue Jade · DET577
#3F6E8E
LRV 15

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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.

Crisp White
#F5F3ED · LRV 90 · siding
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9541 · ΔE 0.52
Behr · HDC-MD-08 · ΔE 0
Benjamin Moore · 879 · ΔE 0.82
Valspar · 8007-6E · ΔE 0.64
PPG / Glidden · PPG1001-1 · ΔE 1.64
Glidden · 61YY 89/040 · ΔE 1.53
Dutch Boy · 004W · ΔE 0.95
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4002 · ΔE 1.36
Dunn-Edwards · DEW381 · ΔE 0.54
Magnolia Home · JG-21 · ΔE 1.52
Farrow & Ball · NO. 239 · ΔE 2.3
Diamond Vogel · 0355 · ΔE 0.94
Hirshfield's · 0411 · ΔE 1.56
Rodda · R001 · ΔE 1.55
C2 Paint · C2-612 · ΔE 0.78
Clare · PNT100-LT-04 · ΔE 1.22
Portola Paints · ORIGAMI · ΔE 1.27
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 14.09
Backdrop · BD-TR · ΔE 2.3
Rust-Oleum · 285140 · ΔE 4.14
Kompozit · 0411 · ΔE 1.56
Soft Gray
#B7B5AE · LRV 46 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6198 · ΔE 1.64
Behr · UL260-9 · ΔE 0.85
Benjamin Moore · 1551 · ΔE 1.04
Valspar · V119-1 · ΔE 1.01
PPG / Glidden · PPG1002-4 · ΔE 3.45
Glidden · 70YY 46/053 · ΔE 1.08
Dutch Boy · 442-3DB · ΔE 2.55
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3276 · ΔE 1.64
Dunn-Edwards · DEGR52 · ΔE 1.3
Magnolia Home · JG-19 · ΔE 2.44
Farrow & Ball · NO. 88 · ΔE 1.61
Diamond Vogel · 0540 · ΔE 2.86
Hirshfield's · H0143 · ΔE 1.04
Rodda · R026 · ΔE 2.57
C2 Paint · C2-927 · ΔE 3.49
Clare · PNT100-MD-48 · ΔE 6.36
Portola Paints · PIANO ROOM · ΔE 1.9
Annie Sloan · PALOMA · ΔE 5.59
Backdrop · BD-UD · ΔE 9.42
Rust-Oleum · 285143 · ΔE 6.5
Kompozit · 0581 · ΔE 2.27
Coastal Blue
#3E6E8E · LRV 14 · door
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6516 · ΔE 2.41
Behr · T18-14 · ΔE 2.7
Benjamin Moore · 776 · ΔE 1.35
Valspar · V069-5 · ΔE 3.74
PPG / Glidden · PPG1158-6 · ΔE 2.49
Glidden · PPG1158-6 · ΔE 2.45
Dutch Boy · 236-6DB · ΔE 3.68
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2372 · ΔE 2.41
Dunn-Edwards · DET577 · ΔE 0.2
Magnolia Home · JG-85 · ΔE 6.86
Farrow & Ball · NO. 220 · ΔE 11.34
Diamond Vogel · H056 · ΔE 2.32
Hirshfield's · 0619 · ΔE 3.14
Rodda · R076 · ΔE 10.03
C2 Paint · BD26 · ΔE 6.07
Clare · PNT100-MD-41 · ΔE 2.24
Portola Paints · NEWBURY PORT · ΔE 9.3
Annie Sloan · RODMELL · ΔE 24.1
Backdrop · BD-MJ · ΔE 6.64
Rust-Oleum · 329207 · ΔE 4.34
Kompozit · 0619 · ΔE 3.14

Questions

Will a white house with a blue door look too plain?

Not at all. The white keeps things clean and bright, and the blue door gives your eye somewhere fun to land. It reads fresh and friendly, never plain.

Does this blue door work in a sunny climate?

Yes. Coastal Blue has enough gray in it to stay calm under strong sun, so it won't glow neon or wash out. It looks just as good on a gray, overcast day.

What sheen should I use on the front door?

A satin or semi-gloss finish on the door makes the blue pop and wipes clean easily. Keep the siding at a flatter finish so it stays soft and even.

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