If You Are Looking for a More Interesting Alternative to White Paint, This Is the Subtle Benjamin Moore Shade Designers Always Recommend

The prospect of decorating a room with a shade of gray paint can quickly conjure images of bland, drab spaces that most of us have, in recent years, put to bed in favor of warm color palettes.

But the right shade of gray paint can be an incredibly effective way of maintaining neutrality in a room, and Benjamin Moore's best seller Classic Gray does just that. Light enough that it can appear as an off-white rather than gray, but not so pale it's a washout, it's a favorite paint shade among designers who use it to ground a room with subtle warmth.

Here, you can learn all you need to know about decorating with this delicate and warm gray paint – from the best rooms to use it in to expertly-recommended paint color pairings.

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