{"id":22193,"date":"2021-02-26T08:09:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T16:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=22193"},"modified":"2024-11-26T10:05:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T18:05:21","slug":"is-gray-paint-going-out-of-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/is-gray-paint-going-out-of-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Gray Pass\u00e9? The Future of The Decade’s Hottest Paint Color"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gray has been having a moment \u2014 ahem, more of a decade, actually. For the past several years, the cool neutral has reigned as the color king of Pinterest, HGTV, and countless design blogs. Design reports<\/a> have touted gray as \u201cthe perfect neutral because it\u2019s compatible with almost every other color, and it folds easily into every style of decor.\u201d In Sherwin Williams\u2019 50 most popular paint colors<\/a> for 2020, at least 20 of them were some variation of gray.<\/p>\n

And perhaps most telling, Pantone, widely recognized as an authority on predicting color trends, has chosen Ultimate Gray (17-5104)<\/a> as its color of the year for 2021.<\/p>\n

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But some experts believe gray\u2019s days are numbered, soon to be replaced by a return to warmer and brighter colors. Is this hot trend on the brink of a cooldown, or will the stormy shade stick around for the foreseeable future? Whether you\u2019re considering going gray for your next project or wondering if it\u2019s time to swap out your existing gray paint for the next on-trend color, read on for some expert guidance.<\/p>\n

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Is gray going out of style?<\/h2>\n

In a recent New York Times article<\/a>, Joa Studholme, the color curator for English paint company Farrow & Ball, predicts a \u201chuge wave away from gray,\u201d as homeowners seek to create more cheerful spaces amid the pandemic. \u201cThere is a tendency to crave warm tones in challenging times,\u201d she told NYT. \u201cIt\u2019s all about being warm and earthy and choosing deeply saturated color. It\u2019s about trying something that gives you a great big hug.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Fixr report from last year predicted that the gray trend was already cooling off, with only 20% of surveyed experts<\/a> expecting it to stick around. And Tami Holmes<\/a>, a top-performing real estate agent in Ohio with more than 16 years of experience, is seeing a trend away from gray and back to shades of brown and beige.<\/p>\n

Paint trends over the decades<\/h2>\n

Just as with any design element, the popularity of certain paints tends to ebb and flow over the years. What came before gray, and what\u2019s coming next?<\/p>\n