Color Insights

We've provided color basics and key principles to help you select paint colors and create the perfect palette for your home.

A sketch of a dining area with blue-painted walls, a light blue-painted ceiling, light green wainscoting, and two doors opening to a rich violet hallway.

Analogous Colors

Explore the harmony of analogous color schemes.

A sketch of a dining area with blue-painted walls, a light blue-painted ceiling and wainscoting, and two doors opening to a dark navy blue hallway.

Guide to Monochromatic Color Schemes

See how monochromatic color schemes can create an elevated design in any home.

Two-tone wall painted in Subtle AF-310 and Sea Life 2118-40 framed by a black fireplace.

Warm & Cool Colors

Discover how warm and cool paint colors impact your space.

Light blue-painted walls with an open window and shear white curtains blowing in the wind featuring a bench with a striped pillow and black side table.

Pale and Pastel Paint Colors

From soft pinks to pastel blues, discover a fresh palette curated from our top pale and pastel paint colors.

A dark blue-painted room with black framed mirror and crystal glasses on a table.

Jewel-Toned Paint Colors

See why these deeply saturated hues elevate any space.

The Benjamin Moore® Color Handbook Brochure

The Color Handbook

A guide to selecting paint color.

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Your Personal Color Palette

Learn how to foster your color confidence.