The 10 Benjamin Moore Neutrals Interior Designers Always Reach for — And How They Decorate With Them (Copy)

Painting your walls? This list of designer-backed Benjamin Moore neutrals will make your life — and your choices — a whole lot easier

Text by Brigid Kennedy

Unless you're a bonafide color expert, the process of selecting a single paint for the array of neutrals out there sounds as daunting as it gets. What makes one tan different from another? Why does this white work better in an entryway, while this white works best in a light-drenched living room? How many swatches do you have available? Enough to make my head spin? Great!

Well, in hopes of simplifying an over-complicated process saturated with choice, I asked designers and paint experts at Benjamin Moore for some of their favorite and best-selling neutral shades, then collated all of those suggestions into an easy-to-peruse list (see below). Each inclusion is accompanied by a short blurb as to what makes this particular shade great, which means you have (1) a shortlist from which to operate, and (2) insight into why you're choosing what. Some of these options you might have heard of, as a few are some of the most popular Benjamin Moore paint colors on the market. But others might be brand new; and I welcome you to run to your local Home Depot or Lowe's (that's another reason to lean on Benjamin Moore; you'll find its product everywhere) to get a swatch to test.

So, scroll down to find my expert-backed roster of the best Benjamin Moore neutrals, with the company's best-selling options listed at the top, and some additional designer-recommended picks below. For what it's worth, I attempted to round up as many opinions as possible for this piece, meaning I spoke with as many experts as I could. You didn't think we here at Livingetc would ever leave you hanging, did you?! Didn't think so.

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