Best Gray Exterior House Paint Ideas

INSIDE : Learn some of the Best Gray Exterior House Paint Ideas for your home! Gray is a beautiful neutral color that can feel both modern and classic. Let’s see how using this color on your home’s exterior makes your home feel cool and sophisticated.

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Choosing the right gray paint for the outside of your home can really feel like a daunting task. Painting the exterior of your home is no small job in size and in budget, so it’s important to really give this decision the time and contemplation it needs.

Also, given the endless shades of gray to choose from it can quickly feel overwhelming. In this post, I’ll help you narrow down the search with real-life examples of the most popular exterior gray paint colors.

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So let’s dive into some of the most popular shades of gray paint that are being used on the outside of homes right now!

Best Dark Gray exterior paint color examples

– Dovetail Sherwin-Williams (SW 7018)

Sherwin-Williams Dovetail SW7018 is a beautiful mid-toned dark gray paint color that leans slightly warm. While primarily gray, the warm brown undertones help prevent it from feeling too stark. 

Dovetail gray can also be used on the exterior of homes, especially those with traditional or farmhouse styles.  It pairs well with natural materials like wood, brick and stone. And is contrasted well with light woods, white trim, pops of color and black accents.

– Wall Street HGTV Home by Sherwin Williams (HGSW7665)

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Wall Street (HGSW 7665) is a cool charcoal gray paint color with subtle blue undertones. It has an LRV of 8, meaning that it only reflects 8% of the light, making it a very dramatic color.

This sophisticated paint color looks wonderful on the outside home siding, paired with whites and cream trim.

– Peppercorn Sherwin-Williams (SW 7674)

Sherwin-Williams Peppercorn (SW7674) is a very popular dark gray paint color known for its richness and depth. It’s so dark gray that it’s often described as almost being black, adding a dramatic touch to any home exterior.

It leans slightly warm but maintains a beautiful balanced neutral quality. It’s a great choice for an exterior paint color, but also is a great accent color. You could use this color on trim, shutters, garage doors and even columns. 

Peppercorn’s LRV is 13, reflecting only 13% of the light, making it a dark and sophisticated choice.

Best Light Gray exterior paint color examples

– Gazebo Gray Behr (PPF-18)

Behr’s Gazebo Gray (PPF-18) is a wonderful complement to many styles of homes. It looks wonderful on the siding and shutters of this traditional home, but also is a lovely addition to the trim work on this Southwest styled home (below).

Gazebo Gray by Behr is a popular paint color that can be used in a variety of exterior applications due it’s warm, mid-toned gray color. There are slight subtle green undertones in this paint making it a lovely contrasting paint.

It’s LRV is 63, which means it reflects 65% of the light that hits it giving it a very light gray color.

– Colonnade Gray Sherwin-Williams (SW 7641)

Colonnade Gray Sherwin-Williams (SW 7641) is beautifully paired with white trim. This combination creates a timeless and elegant exterior that creates a feeling of classic charm and character.

Colonnade Gray is a beautiful muted stone gray color with warm beige undertones. It is often described as sophisticated, elegant, and slightly masculine, making it a popular choice for a variety of interior and exterior applications.

Colonnade Gray’s LRV is 53, meaning that it reflects 53% of the light that hits it, putting it in the light-to-mid-toned range paint color.

– Sea Salt Sherwin-Williams (SW 6204)

Sherwin-Williams Sea Salt (SW 6204) is a versatile muted green-blue paint color that has become a popular choice for exteriors with soft blue undertones, giving it a very calming feel to any home.

This color works beautiful with white trim work. It’s considered a coastal “neutral” and it’s Light Reflectance Value is 31, meaning that it reflects 31% of the light that hits it, placing it in the light-to-mid-toned range.

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7 of the top Gray Exterior Paint Colors

– Agreeable Gray Exterior Sherwin-Williams (SW 7029)

Agreeable Gray Exterior Sherwin-Williams (SW 7029) is one of the most popular neutral paint colors. It’s known for its warm beige versatility and subtle complexity. It leans slightly darker than a medium gray, offering a sophisticated depth without feeling overwhelming.

Since it has a beige undertone, Agreeable Gray is considered a warm greige with an LRV of 60. It is the perfect complement to just about everything and pairs well with light and dark tones.

Agreeable Gray is both warm and inviting, you can’t go wrong with using it!

– Gauntlet Gray Exterior Sherwin-Williams (SW 7019)

Sherwin-Williams’ Gauntlet Gray (SW 7019) is a striking and bold dark gray paint color with warm greige undertones. This warm gray paint color is in the medium-dark range and often is considered a “perfect soft charcoal color”.

Gauntlet Gray has an LRV (Light Reflectance Value) of 17, meaning it reflects 17% of the light, placing it firmly in the darker-toned category.

– Natural Gray Exterior Behr (PPU18-10 )

Behr’s Exterior Natural Gray (PPU18-10 ) is a light, pure neutral gray color. Is has soft taupe notes that help it work well with modern, classic or traditional styled homes.

Natural Gray tends to work best with wood exteriors and white trim accents.  

– Repose Gray Exterior Sherwin-Williams (SW 7015)

Repose Gray Exterior Sherwin-Williams (SW 7015) is another beautiful greige paint color (gray + beige combo). It is a warm gray with slight soft brown and almost purple undertones.

This gray looks wonderful when accented with crisp clean white trim. It has an LRV of 58, but is still light enough to be considered a medium gray paint.

– Mindful Gray Exterior Sherwin-Williams (SW 7016)

If you haven’t seen Mindful Gray by Sherwin Williams (SW 7016) in person, you need to! It’s a beautiful, medium warm gray color with a hint of beige undertones – a lovely light griege color. Mindful Gray has an LRV of 48 placing it firmly in the mid tone range.

It leans slightly darker than a medium gray, giving a sophisticated feeling without being too dramatic or overwhelming.

– Dorian Gray Exterior Sherwin-Williams (SW 7017)

Dorian Gray Exterior Sherwin-Williams (SW 7017) is a popular neutral paint color described as a mid-toned warm gray with very subtle yellow undertones.

Dorian Gray has an LRV of 39, which makes it a warm medium-toned paint color. It looks excellent with contrasting darker trim accents like black or even dark brown.

– Anew Gray Exterior Sherwin-Williams (SW 7030)

Anew Gray by Sherwin-Williams (SW 7030) is a warm greige paint color.  This neutral paint color gives warmth to the exterior of your home a relaxed, quiet energy.

Anew grays’ LRV is 47, meaning it reflects 47% of the light that hits it, placing it in the light-to-mid-toned range.

This paint is a great choice for exteriors.