Color Ways
Finding a color story that appeals to you is the first step in designing a space that will welcome you home each time you open your door. Color is powerful and fascinating. It influences our moods, evokes emotion, and sets the tone for our surroundings.
To help you on your color journey, Robin has put together these inspiring Color Ways just for you using exclusively Sherwin-Williams paint colors. Each palette will help you visualize colors together, and you can compare them to find the color ways you’re drawn to.
Remember, a color palette can change your mood, uplift your spirit, and inspire you—so pay close attention to how you are responding to each color way. Your first instinct matters. After all, Confidence Begins at Home!
Select a Color Family
Confident Fuchsia Palette
This vivid mix of fuchsia and purple adds just the right pop to the neutral palette. Fuchsia adds an air of assurance to any space. Deep tones of purple evoke a feeling of elegance and royalty, and the silvery gray is a color of strength.

Soft Violet Palette
A luxe mix featuring passionate purple-pinks, grounded by violet-tinged grays for soft sophistication. Violet evokes feelings of creativity, dignity, and devotion.

Rosy Taupe Palette
Soft grounding taupes and a blush of petal-perfect pink come together with calming elegance. Pink represents playful charm, tenderness, and love.

Warm Gray Palette
Cozy grays, bright whites, and soft purples are energized by a playful punch of pink. Gray evokes fairness and peace, while vibrant pink symbolizes vitality and passion.

Fabulous Fuchsia Palette
A meant-to-be-seen shade of fuchsia plays off reserved whites and grays, with pops of teal and turquoise to complete the statement. Turquoise makes us feel balanced emotionally, while vibrant pinks play to our passions.






Elevated Earth Tones Palette
Soft, sagey greens and grays contrast with warm rusts and golds. Resonant whites brighten beautifully. The combination feels warm, welcoming, and relaxed in colors known to evoke emotional balance.

Muted Earthy Palette
Interesting browns, rusts, and taupes combine to create a comfortable and inviting atmosphere. Warm taupes like these represent timeless sophistication, and can promote intelligence and dignity.

Steely Gray Palette
Grays with purple undertones feel warm and rich when popped with confident red. Crisp white maximizes the clean contrast. Grays add timelessness and balance, while red symbolizes passion, power, and high energy.

Sunny Saffron Palette
Yellow infuses spaces with sunny optimism, with orange-red and sage-green accents to further boost the mood. Reds make us feel energized and alive, while calming greens put us in touch with the natural world.





Vibrant Coral Palette
Energetic, cheerful corals are grounded by contrasting neutral brown tones. Coral has the power to invigorate, as it blends the passion of pink with the optimism of orange.

Refined Orange Palette
Energized oranges come down to earth with help from grounding grays and bright whites. Orange boosts creativity and determination, while grays bring balance and practicality.



Gold Glow Palette
A cozy combination grounded by soft, calming golden neutral tones, with white to brighten spaces and deep warm highlights for an earthy pop. The golden, sun-kissed tans symbolize security and evoke stability.

Rich Gold Palette
An elevated combination of warm neutrals, candlelit creams, and rich, glowing gold. Bold tones contrast with dark definition. The color gold promotes compassion, courage, and wisdom.

Elevated Earth Tones Palette
Soft, sagey greens and grays contrast with warm rusts and golds. Resonant whites brighten beautifully. The combination feels warm, welcoming, and relaxed in colors known to evoke emotional balance.

Simply Sand Palette
A clean, monochromatic combination infused with warmth. Rich whites create a clean canvas for sandy shades, which will help you feel grounded in your space. Tan colors evoke a sense of familiar, unchanging stability.

Soft Sage Palette
Neutrals leaning green and blue ground the space while bringing in the essence of nature. Greens evoke harmony, freshness, and growth, while blues can inspire sincerity and confidence.

Gilded Gold Palette
Variations of deep golds strengthen each other, with moments of teal and white to enhance the sophistication. Surrounding ourselves with gold can make us feel triumphant, as it implies prestige, and prosperity.







Gold Glow Palette
A cozy combination grounded by soft, calming golden neutral tones, with white to brighten spaces and deep warm highlights for an earthy pop. The golden, sun-kissed tans symbolize security and evoke stability.

Rich Gold Palette
An elevated combination of warm neutrals, candlelit creams, and rich, glowing gold. Bold tones contrast with dark definition. The color gold promotes compassion, courage, and wisdom.

Vibrant Coral Palette
Energetic, cheerful corals are grounded by contrasting neutral brown tones. Coral has the power to invigorate, as it blends the passion of pink with the optimism of orange.

Sunny Saffron Palette
Yellow infuses spaces with sunny optimism, with orange-red and sage-green accents to further boost the mood. Reds make us feel energized and alive, while calming greens put us in touch with the natural world.

Daring Dijon Palette
Golds mingle with soft blue and gray in this sophisticated palette that feels calming, yet luxe. Yellow can bring a sense of happiness to a space, while blues keep us calm and collected.

Enthusiastic Yellow Palette
Cheerful yellow works well with the versions of gray, from light to dark. Yellow can evoke feelings of happiness, while deep grays can evoke elegance and formality.







Tranquil Teal Palette
A restful, calming combination with grounding grays, bright whites, and teal for cheerful contrast. Teal revitalizes the mood and promotes free-flowing conversation.

Elevated Earth Tones Palette
Soft, sagey greens and grays contrast with warm rusts and golds. Resonant whites brighten beautifully. The combination feels warm, welcoming, and relaxed in colors known to evoke emotional balance.

Bold Turquoise Palette
This vibrant palette combines energized lime with a pop of punchy teal. Grounded by complimentary grays, the feeling is forward-looking and hopeful. Vibrant lime green is associated with confidence and nature, while teal promotes clarity of thought.

Rich Brown Palette
Deep browns and nature-inspired greens feel fresh paired with clean, bright white. Green promotes a sense of growth, and brown celebrates a feeling of reliable familiarity.

Sunny Saffron Palette
Yellow infuses spaces with sunny optimism, with orange-red and sage-green accents to further boost the mood. Reds make us feel energized and alive, while calming greens put us in touch with the natural world.






Tranquil Teal Palette
A restful, calming combination with grounding grays, bright whites, and teal for cheerful contrast. Teal revitalizes the mood and promotes free-flowing conversation.

Bold Turquoise Palette
This vibrant palette combines energized lime with a pop of punchy teal. Grounded by complimentary grays, the feeling is forward-looking and hopeful. Vibrant lime green is associated with confidence and nature, while teal promotes clarity of thought.

Serene Aqua Palette
Complex shades of blue-green teals evoke a sense of calm. Creams feel clean and upbeat. Teals are known to evoke feelings of reinvigoration and youth.

Fabulous Fuchsia Palette
A meant-to-be-seen shade of fuchsia plays off reserved whites and grays, with pops of teal and turquoise to complete the statement. Turquoise makes us feel balanced emotionally, while vibrant pinks play to our passions.

Gilded Gold Palette
Variations of deep golds strengthen each other, with moments of teal and white to enhance the sophistication. Surrounding ourselves with gold can make us feel triumphant, as it implies prestige, and prosperity.






Bold Navy Palette
White, and gray mix to modernize the classic navy color. Navy is a striking color that conveys confidence and intelligence, while white celebrates new beginnings and grays balance your surroundings.

Icy Taupe Palette
Serene and sophisticated blue livens up a palette defined by touches of taupe and bright, modern whites. Blue is known to make us feel imaginative, inspired, and faithful.

Soft Sage Palette
Neutrals leaning green and blue ground the space while bringing in the essence of nature. Greens evoke harmony, freshness, and growth, while blues can inspire sincerity and confidence.

Strong Neutrals Palette
Creamy whites are elevated by rich browns and a hint of historic blue. Blues bring a sense of inspiration and evoke sea and sky, while browns ground with stability and earthiness.

Daring Dijon Palette
Golds mingle with soft blue and gray in this sophisticated palette that feels calming, yet luxe. Yellow can bring a sense of happiness to a space, while blues keep us calm and collected.

Relaxed Blue Palette
Approachable shades of blue mix with warm creams and barely-there gray. Blue can bring the essence of trust, intelligence, and peace into a space.

Rejuvenating Blue Palette
Aqua-infused blues mingle with crisp, clean whites and light sagey taupes to ground the space. Aqua can make us feel refreshed, youthful, and dreamy.








Confident Fuchsia Palette
This vivid mix of fuchsia and purple adds just the right pop to the neutral palette. Fuchsia adds an air of assurance to any space. Deep tones of purple evoke a feeling of elegance and royalty, and the silvery gray is a color of strength.

Soft Violet Palette
A luxe mix featuring passionate purple-pinks, grounded by violet-tinged grays for soft sophistication. Violet evokes feelings of creativity, dignity, and devotion.

Warm Gray Palette
Cozy grays, bright whites, and soft purples are energized by a playful punch of pink. Gray evokes fairness and peace, while vibrant pink symbolizes vitality and passion.

Cool Gray Palette
Steely grays and sweet plums elevate the calming gray tones, which ground the space. Cooler grays bring a sense of serenity, while regal plum evokes ambition.

Soothing Lavender Palette
Versatile cool grays ground this color story that celebrates shades of lavender. Surrounding ourselves with purple can bring feelings of devotion, power, and ambition.






Bold Navy Palette
White, and gray mix to modernize the classic navy color. Navy is a striking color that conveys confidence and intelligence, while white celebrates new beginnings and grays balance your surroundings.

Steely Gray Palette
Grays with purple undertones feel warm and rich when popped with confident red. Crisp white maximizes the clean contrast. Grays add timelessness and balance, while red symbolizes passion, power, and high energy.

Warm Gray Palette
Cozy grays, bright whites, and soft purples are energized by a playful punch of pink. Gray evokes fairness and peace, while vibrant pink symbolizes vitality and passion.

Cool Gray Palette
Steely grays and sweet plums elevate the calming gray tones, which ground the space. Cooler grays bring a sense of serenity, while regal plum evokes ambition.

Refined Orange Palette
Energized oranges come down to earth with help from grounding grays and bright whites. Orange boosts creativity and determination, while grays bring balance and practicality.

Soothing Lavender Palette
Versatile cool grays ground this color story that celebrates shades of lavender. Surrounding ourselves with purple can bring feelings of devotion, power, and ambition.

Rich Gray Palette
Warm, taupey grays and deep leathery browns feel refined and sophisticated. Brown brings a sense of safety and natural earthiness, while gray grounds with calm, quiet balance.

Warm Taupe Palette
This monochromatic color story feels comforting and calming with whites paired with light browns and grays. Whites infuse spaces with a feeling of purity and goodness, while taupes add a hint of dignity.

Fabulous Fuchsia Palette
A meant-to-be-seen shade of fuchsia plays off reserved whites and grays, with pops of teal and turquoise to complete the statement. Turquoise makes us feel balanced emotionally, while vibrant pinks play to our passions.

Daring Dijon Palette
Golds mingle with soft blue and gray in this sophisticated palette that feels calming, yet luxe. Yellow can bring a sense of happiness to a space, while blues keep us calm and collected.

Shades of Gray Palette
Shadowy grays contrast with lighter shades and bright whites, with silver to ground the look. Silvery tones can make us feel glamorous and prosperous, and can enhance intuition.

Enthusiastic Yellow Palette
Cheerful yellow works well with the versions of gray, from light to dark. Yellow can evoke feelings of happiness, while deep grays can evoke elegance and formality.













Confident Fuchsia Palette
This vivid mix of fuchsia and purple adds just the right pop to the neutral palette. Fuchsia adds an air of assurance to any space. Deep tones of purple evoke a feeling of elegance and royalty, and the silvery gray is a color of strength.

Soft Violet Palette
A luxe mix featuring passionate purple-pinks, grounded by violet-tinged grays for soft sophistication. Violet evokes feelings of creativity, dignity, and devotion.

Rosy Taupe Palette
Soft grounding taupes and a blush of petal-perfect pink come together with calming elegance. Pink represents playful charm, tenderness, and love.

Simply Sand Palette
A clean, monochromatic combination infused with warmth. Rich whites create a clean canvas for sandy shades, which will help you feel grounded in your space. Tan colors evoke a sense of familiar, unchanging stability.

Bold Turquoise Palette
This vibrant palette combines energized lime with a pop of punchy teal. Grounded by complimentary grays, the feeling is forward-looking and hopeful. Vibrant lime green is associated with confidence and nature, while teal promotes clarity of thought.

Moody Silver Palette
Soft versions of black and dark brown, together with rich silver tones, make up this bold palette. The effect is modern, dramatic, and defined. Bold browns symbolize strength and reliability.

Serene Aqua Palette
Complex shades of blue-green teals evoke a sense of calm. Creams feel clean and upbeat. Teals are known to evoke feelings of reinvigoration and youth.

Muted Earthy Palette
Interesting browns, rusts, and taupes combine to create a comfortable and inviting atmosphere. Warm taupes like these represent timeless sophistication, and can promote intelligence and dignity.

Steely Gray Palette
Grays with purple undertones feel warm and rich when popped with confident red. Crisp white maximizes the clean contrast. Grays add timelessness and balance, while red symbolizes passion, power, and high energy.

Spiced Earth Palette
An eclectic mix of warm grays, deep blacks, and cinnamon-tinged browns. Much like the earth itself, this palette evokes feelings of resilience, strength, and reliability.

Cool Gray Palette
Steely grays and sweet plums elevate the calming gray tones, which ground the space. Cooler grays bring a sense of serenity, while regal plum evokes ambition.

Icy Taupe Palette
Serene and sophisticated blue livens up a palette defined by touches of taupe and bright, modern whites. Blue is known to make us feel imaginative, inspired, and faithful.

Soothing Lavender Palette
Versatile cool grays ground this color story that celebrates shades of lavender. Surrounding ourselves with purple can bring feelings of devotion, power, and ambition.

Soft Sage Palette
Neutrals leaning green and blue ground the space while bringing in the essence of nature. Greens evoke harmony, freshness, and growth, while blues can inspire sincerity and confidence.

Rich Brown Palette
Deep browns and nature-inspired greens feel fresh paired with clean, bright white. Green promotes a sense of growth, and brown celebrates a feeling of reliable familiarity.

Strong Neutrals Palette
Creamy whites are elevated by rich browns and a hint of historic blue. Blues bring a sense of inspiration and evoke sea and sky, while browns ground with stability and earthiness.

Warm Taupe Palette
This monochromatic color story feels comforting and calming with whites paired with light browns and grays. Whites infuse spaces with a feeling of purity and goodness, while taupes add a hint of dignity.

Rejuvenating Blue Palette
Aqua-infused blues mingle with crisp, clean whites and light sagey taupes to ground the space. Aqua can make us feel refreshed, youthful, and dreamy.



















Rich Gold Palette
An elevated combination of warm neutrals, candlelit creams, and rich, glowing gold. Bold tones contrast with dark definition. The color gold promotes compassion, courage, and wisdom.

Moody Silver Palette
Soft versions of black and dark brown, together with rich silver tones, make up this bold palette. The effect is modern, dramatic, and defined. Bold browns symbolize strength and reliability.

Muted Earthy Palette
Interesting browns, rusts, and taupes combine to create a comfortable and inviting atmosphere. Warm taupes like these represent timeless sophistication, and can promote intelligence and dignity.

Vibrant Coral Palette
Energetic, cheerful corals are grounded by contrasting neutral brown tones. Coral has the power to invigorate, as it blends the passion of pink with the optimism of orange.

Spiced Earth Palette
An eclectic mix of warm grays, deep blacks, and cinnamon-tinged browns. Much like the earth itself, this palette evokes feelings of resilience, strength, and reliability.

Rich Gray Palette
Warm, taupey grays and deep leathery browns feel refined and sophisticated. Brown brings a sense of safety and natural earthiness, while gray grounds with calm, quiet balance.

Rich Brown Palette
Deep browns and nature-inspired greens feel fresh paired with clean, bright white. Green promotes a sense of growth, and brown celebrates a feeling of reliable familiarity.

Strong Neutrals Palette
Creamy whites are elevated by rich browns and a hint of historic blue. Blues bring a sense of inspiration and evoke sea and sky, while browns ground with stability and earthiness.

Gilded Gold Palette
Variations of deep golds strengthen each other, with moments of teal and white to enhance the sophistication. Surrounding ourselves with gold can make us feel triumphant, as it implies prestige, and prosperity.

Enthusiastic Yellow Palette
Cheerful yellow works well with the versions of gray, from light to dark. Yellow can evoke feelings of happiness, while deep grays can evoke elegance and formality.











Moody Silver Palette
Soft versions of black and dark brown, together with rich silver tones, make up this bold palette. The effect is modern, dramatic, and defined. Bold browns symbolize strength and reliability.

Spiced Earth Palette
An eclectic mix of warm grays, deep blacks, and cinnamon-tinged browns. Much like the earth itself, this palette evokes feelings of resilience, strength, and reliability.

Rich Gray Palette
Warm, taupey grays and deep leathery browns feel refined and sophisticated. Brown brings a sense of safety and natural earthiness, while gray grounds with calm, quiet balance.



