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White & Stone Gray Exterior Color Scheme

A soft white-and-gray exterior palette with a deep door for contrast, warm and timeless on any home, all matched to real paint you can buy.

By Jessica Williams · Color Stylist & Interior Editor

Start with Creamy White across the siding and the whole house feels instantly calmer. It is a warm, soft white, never the cold sterile kind, so it glows in morning light and still looks clean and crisp at dusk. On an exterior this is the easy, timeless choice, the kind of backdrop that flatters brick, stone, landscaping, and just about any roof color you already have.

Then layer in Stone Gray on the trim to add quiet structure, framing the windows and edges without ever shouting. For the front door, Charcoal Black gives you one deep, confident anchor that makes the whole front of the house feel finished. So the plan is simple: creamy white on the siding, stone gray on the trim, and charcoal black on the door.

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Creamy White
siding
Valspar Shell White · 7007-12
#EEE9DE
LRV 82
Stone Gray
trim
PPG / Glidden Downpour · PPG1010-5
#8A8A87
LRV 25
Charcoal Black
door
Valspar Dark Kettle Black · 4011-2
#292A2D
LRV 2

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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.

Creamy White
#EFEADF · LRV 83 · siding
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7008 · ΔE 0.96
Behr · PWN-52 · ΔE 0.79
Benjamin Moore · 968 · ΔE 1.42
Valspar · 7007-12 · ΔE 0.21
PPG / Glidden · PPG15-05 · ΔE 0.76
Glidden · 51YY 83/060 · ΔE 0.5
Dutch Boy · 019W · ΔE 0.78
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4031 · ΔE 0.96
Dunn-Edwards · DE6232 · ΔE 0.81
Magnolia Home · JG-23 · ΔE 0.95
Farrow & Ball · NO. 2002 · ΔE 2.43
Diamond Vogel · 0001 · ΔE 0.21
Hirshfield's · 0003 · ΔE 0.56
Rodda · R009 · ΔE 0.96
C2 Paint · C2-676 · ΔE 0.48
Clare · PNT100-LT-12 · ΔE 4.32
Portola Paints · KASHMIR · ΔE 1.59
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 11.25
Backdrop · BD-JA · ΔE 1.51
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 4.93
Kompozit · 0003 · ΔE 0.56
Stone Gray
#8B8A85 · LRV 25 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9569 · ΔE 2.25
Behr · PPU26-04 · ΔE 2.35
Benjamin Moore · AF-710 · ΔE 1.42
Valspar · 8006-2F · ΔE 2.25
PPG / Glidden · PPG1010-5 · ΔE 1.1
Glidden · PPG1010-5 · ΔE 1.11
Dutch Boy · 437-4DB · ΔE 1.28
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3473 · ΔE 2.67
Dunn-Edwards · DEGR59 · ΔE 3.44
Magnolia Home · JG-124 · ΔE 2.85
Farrow & Ball · NO. 272 · ΔE 2.74
Diamond Vogel · 0582 · ΔE 2.16
Hirshfield's · 0442 · ΔE 5.88
Rodda · CA200 · ΔE 2.56
C2 Paint · C2-952 · ΔE 1.45
Clare · PNT100-DP-52 · ΔE 4.47
Portola Paints · VOODOO · ΔE 7.47
Annie Sloan · COCO · ΔE 9.91
Backdrop · BD-PW · ΔE 9.77
Rust-Oleum · 391446 · ΔE 3.63
Kompozit · 0442 · ΔE 5.88
Charcoal Black
#2A2A2C · LRV 2 · door
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6258 · ΔE 1.73
Behr · 770F-7 · ΔE 5.66
Benjamin Moore · PM-9 · ΔE 1.25
Valspar · 4011-2 · ΔE 0.81
PPG / Glidden · PPG0995-7 · ΔE 6.24
Glidden · 00NN 05/000 · ΔE 5.57
Dutch Boy · 438-7DB · ΔE 1.73
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1441 · ΔE 1.73
Dunn-Edwards · DEA002 · ΔE 5.35
Magnolia Home · JG-05 · ΔE 4.07
Farrow & Ball · NO. 256 · ΔE 5.34
Diamond Vogel · H101 · ΔE 5.17
Hirshfield's · 0515 · ΔE 1.14
Rodda · CA210 · ΔE 7.36
C2 Paint · BD49 · ΔE 7.55
Clare · PNT100-DP-54 · ΔE 9.78
Portola Paints · FACTORY BLACK · ΔE 2.58
Annie Sloan · NAPOLEONIC BLUE · ΔE 15.54
Backdrop · BD-HP · ΔE 3.76
Rust-Oleum · 285144 · ΔE 5.91
Kompozit · 0515 · ΔE 1.14

Questions

Will the creamy white look dingy on the outside of my house?

No, that warm undertone is exactly what keeps it from looking cold or flat in full sun. It reads as a soft, clean white from the street and ages far better than a stark bright white on siding.

How do I keep the gray trim from blending into the white?

The stone gray is a few shades deeper than the siding, so the contrast is gentle but clearly there. If you want it to pop more, save the gray for window trim and edges where the eye naturally lands.

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