Neutrals are a classic choice for living rooms.
The living room is a place where household members and guests gather for formal and informal events. As a common meeting room, the room must provide the right design scheme and color to create an atmosphere that is both inviting and representative of your personal tastes. From new wave neutrals to unexpected pastels, popular living room paint colors provide a variety of color palettes to choose from to suit your style.
Beiges
Neutral colors don't have to fade into the background; they provide a simple canvas for more boldly colored accessories without competing with the other colors of the room. Beige is consistently a favored color for living rooms because it offers a warm neutral tone that isn't as stark as white or as cool as gray. Whether you opt for tan, buff, bisque or beige, a pale shade of brown offers a simple color that is easy to pair with a wide range of accent colors and furniture styles in your living room.
Greens
Dark greens and lime greens are too dark and saturated for a large living room, but pale sage, light fern and olive green shades are popular choices for living rooms. Choose muted shades of green with slightly brown or gray undertones to create a space that is chic and interesting without being overbearing. Green living rooms tend to be appear sophisticated and slightly formal; paint green-wall trim white to lighten up the space.
Yellows
Bright sunny yellow is the preferred yellow for kitchens and bathrooms, but creamy pale yellows are popular choices for living rooms. Among the top colors listed by Breslow Home Design are wheat and cream shades of yellow; the yellow is subtle and remains neutral but gives off more color than a standard beige. Stark white furniture and fabrics bring out the yellow hues of more subtle yellow shades.
Gray Pastels
The pastel shades of decades past have been given an update with gray undertones rather than white bases. House Beautiful recommends gray-toned lavender and blue shades to create a more modern take of the classic pastel shades. These shades help you avoid creating a space that is too bright or difficult to match with other colors. Bring out the gray undertones with gray curtains and upholstery.
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