White walls with trim and doors in anything BUT white are trending! Gray may not be the “it girl” that it used to be, but there are plenty of interesting and complicated colors that make a great choice for gray interior doors!
Here we will look at 4 of my favorite gray paint colors for interior doors, and see real life examples!
1.) Sherwin Williams Light French Gray
Light French Gray is a tricky chameleon gray (as many gray paint colors are), and it has quite the range of undertones!
Yes, it can look like a true silvery gray, but it most often has cool blueish undertones, or sometimes a little bit purple.
The wall color here is Sherwin Williams Crushed Ice.
On the more rare occasion, Light French Gray can also have a hint of beige. This is more likely to happen in the presence of true greens and blues.
Its shapeshifting quality makes Light French Gray a great choice for interior doors, because it always looks fresh and interesting!
The LRV of Light French Gray is 53.
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.) Benjamin Moore Fieldstone
Is Fieldstone a gray paint color? Yes. Is it a sage paint color? Also yes.
On paper, Fieldstone looks much more gray than it does in real life. In real life, it usually does have a fairly strong green undertone. Here we can see it looking its very most colorful:
The wall color here is Benjamin Moore Simply White and the trim is Chantilly Lace.
We also see the green a lot here, where the undertone is amplified by the complementary purpley taupe of the wallpaper:
Now before you start wondering if this color is even gray, here is something a little more subdued:
Fieldstone is surprisingly the most popular color on this list for interior doors! That’s actually pretty impressive, because it’s far from being a top color in general.
The LRV of Fieldstone is 42.73.
3.) Sherwin Williams Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray is another shapeshifter, and possibly the most dramatic one on this list!
While on paper this color looks like a true mid-toned gray, it can have green, brown, and purpley undertones. Here it is looking like a steely gray:
The wall color here is the OG favorite: Sherwin Williams Alabaster! On another day the same color in the same place looks a whole lot different!
Finally we can peep the green tone a little bit in this photo, especially on the near door:
The wall color in this bathroom is Sherwin Williams Repose Gray. The LRV of Dorian Gray is 39.
For a very fresh and modern look with Dorian Gray doors, I would probably lower the contrast a little by choosing an off white for walls rather than a true white.
Aesthetic White would be a great choice to emphasize the more green undertones of Dorian Gray. Try it with a cool toned off white like Eider White to amp up the warmer more beige tones.
4.) Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray
Agreeable Gray is usually in any neutral paint color conversation! This versatile gray is the most popular color on this list by a mile, and the lightest, with an LRV of 60.
Agreeable Gray is a true greige, so it can look slightly beige or all gray depending on the lighting and other factors. Just like close friend Accessible Beige, this paint color is truly a go-with-everything neutral, which makes it the perfect choice for interior doors!
(You can see Agreeable Gray and Accessible Beige compared here.)
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.
Here is another look at all of the colors in this post:
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I hope one of these colors is the perfect option for YOUR interior doors! If not, I’ve got some other ideas too:
