4 Luxurious Beige Colors to Paint Your Interior Doors!

Just like kitchen cabinets, it is no longer an assumption that interior doors need to be white!

A beige interior door in 4 different colors - Accessible Beige, Shiitake, Agreeable Gray, and Balboa Mist

Neutrals (including beige!) are the top not-white choice at the moment for both, and I have amazing examples of 4 colors that work beautifully on interior doors!

1.) Sherwin Williams Accessible Beige

I already wrote a whole post about Accessible Beige on trim and doors, so surely that makes it necessary to feature the color in this post!

Swatch of Sherwin Williams Accessible Beige over a photo of the color on a hallway with two interior doors in the color. — Photo credit: @nest_on_nightingale

Accessible Beige is a favorite that should be in any conversation about lighter beige paint colors, and even whole home neutrals in general!

Behr Swiss Coffee walls with Sherwin Williams Accessible Beige on the trim and doors in an area tucked beside a large staircase. — Photo credit: @nest_on_nightingale

This creamy beige is sometimes called a greige, but it isn’t the 50% gray/beige mix you might be thinking of. It really just has enough gray to keep it very neutral.

Accessible Beige door and trim inside a front entrance with Pure White walls — Photo Credit: @the_kylie_experience

Accessible Beige ranges in appearance from a true warm beige to a light mushroom color. It is endlessly versatile with almost any coordinating color, so that makes it a great choice for beige interior doors! (Even if your other colors aren’t changing.)

Swatch of Accessible beige over a photo of a door in the color with Urbane Bronze on beadboard. — Photo credit: @the_kylie_experience

The LRV of Accessible Beige is 58.

The LRV (Light Reflectance Value) of a color indicates on a scale of 0 – 100 how much light a color reflects (or doesn’t reflect). True black has an LRV of 0 and pure white has an LRV of 100.

In the paint world, we are working in a range of about 3 – 93 because no paint color is purely black or completely white.

2.) Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray

Agreeable Gray is usually in the neutral conversation right alongside Accessible Beige! (I even have a whole post comparing these two!)

Swatch of Agreeable Gray over the color on walls in a cozy dining room — Photo credit: @studiorobbie_

Agreeable Gray is a true greige, so it can look more beige or all gray depending on the lighting and other factors. Just like Accessible Beige, this paint color is truly a go-with-everything neutral, which makes it the perfect choice for interior doors!

Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray on trim and doors in an open plan living room dining room — Photo credit: @silo.hill

You should know that Agreeable Gray can have a subtle taupey violet undertone. I happen to like this, but if you are a huge purple hater, you may not like this one. Stay away from warm creams if you want to avoid it.

Agreeable gray door and trim with Snowbound walls — Photo Credit: @bree_aston

Agreeable Gray has an LRV of 60.

3.) Sherwin Williams Shiitake

Sherwin Williams Shiitake is probably the most divisive color on this list! This love-or-hate-it beige is the darkest color here, with an LRV of 51. (Still nice and mid-toned!)

Sherwin Williams Shiitake on an interior door leading to an all white living room. Graphic reads "beige interior doors." — Photo credit: @thisoldbrickhouse

Shiitake also has the most variation in tone, which is what makes it polarizing. I try to show every undertone of Shiitake in my post about it, but no matter what I show, people will say that it didn’t look like that in their home!

Sherwin williams Shiitake on an island and pantry door in a cozy kitchen — Photo Credit: @homeonportsmouth

Shiitake can range in appearance from a very warm beige with an almost peachy undertone…

Swatch of Shiitake over a photo of the color on the inside of a front door — Photo credit: @thisoldbrickhouse

…to a mushroom or stone color with a slightly violet undertone.

Sherwin Williams Shiitake on interior doors in an upstairs landing with Benjamin Moore classic gray walls and white trim — Photo Credit: @homeonportsmouth

Why I think that Shiitake is maaaybe the very best color on this list for beige interior doors, is that it is the most popular for that purpose! Surprising, I know!

Sherwin Williams Shiitake on a French door with Alabaster walls and white trim — Photo Credit: @thisoldbrickhouse

I also think that Shiitake is maybe best used in small doses, because it is a little more predictable that way. I have seen looks from Shiitake that I don’t love, but never on doors!

4.) Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist

Balboa Mist is the lightest and least used color on this list (for doors anyway). I happen to think being less popular for doors is not a bad thing. Why not lean alll the way into being a trendsetter?

Swatch of Balboa Mist over a photo of the color on interior door in a bedroom with white walls. — Photo credit: @petitemodernlife

The LRV of Balboa Mist is 65.53, and that can make it a little more challenging for doors. You will want to make sure that you use a nice true white for your walls, because the contrast will get lost if you opt for an off-white.

Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist on interior doors in a long hallway with swiss coffee 75% walls — Photo credit: @petitemodernlife

Karisa of @petitemodernlife opted to use Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee at 75%.

Balboa Mist ranges in appearance from a creamy almost off-white, to a neutral beige with very subtle pink sand undertones. It can also look close to a true light gray.

Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist on interior doors in a hallway with swiss coffee walls — Photo credit: @petitemodernlife

I do think the occasional pink undertones of Balboa Mist should be less of a concern on a small surface such as interior doors. If you want to be sure, avoid wall and trim colors with green undertones.

Here is another look at each of these colors:

"Beige interior doors" graphic, features swatches of Balboa Mist, Accessible Beige, Shiitake, and Agreeable Gray over a background of Agreeable Gray on trim and doors. — Background photo: @silo.hill

Thank you so much for reading until the end! That really helps my blog. Still on the hunt for the perfect color? I’ve got you covered!

Sherwin Williams Sundew with all of the colors from the article

The sage green of fieldstone on trim and doors in a room with neutral leafy wallpap

Graphic reads Accessible Beige on trim and doors with a photo of white entrance hall with accessible beige trim and doors.