US exterior painting trends, color guides, costs per sq ft and HOA-friendly palettes. Articles written by US-based contractors covering Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore and Behr, with region-specific tips for Sun Belt, Pacific Northwest and New England climates.
Exterior painting & siding: cost per square foot across Los Angeles, Houston, Phoenix, Miami, Dallas, Chicago, Denver and Seattle. Hardie board vs vinyl siding vs stucco repaint comparisons.
US paint brands in depth: Sherwin-Williams Emerald, Benjamin Moore Aura Exterior, Behr Marquee, PPG Timeless - paint sheen guides and climate durability from Sun Belt heat to Pacific Northwest rain.
HOA, permits & climate: HOA-approved palettes, city permit requirements, and picking exterior colors that hold up in Florida humidity, Arizona sun, or New England winters.
White Duck SW 7010 indoors: the soft warm off-white with a green-gray undertone, its LRV of 74, the rooms it flatters, lighting behavior, and trim pairings.
French Gray No.18 indoors: the Farrow & Ball gray-green that is more green than gray, its LRV, undertones, best rooms, trim pairings, and near-twins.
Inchyra Blue No.289 indoors: the deep blue-teal-gray that shifts between near-black and teal, its low LRV, the rooms it suits, lighting behavior, and trim pairings.
Oval Room Blue No.85 indoors: the soft blue-gray-green that smokes and shifts, its LRV, the rooms it suits, lighting behavior, and trim pairings.
Studio Green No.93 indoors: the near-black Farrow & Ball green, its LRV of 8, how it reads room by room, lighting behavior, trim pairings, and how it differs from Essex Green and Inchyra Blue.
Farrow & Ball Hague Blue No.30 indoors: its green-leaning navy undertone, the low LRV, the rooms it suits, light by orientation, and trim pairings.
Farrow & Ball Light Blue No.22 indoors: the gray-green that is barely blue, its LRV, the rooms it suits, lighting behavior, and trim pairings.
Stiffkey Blue No.281 indoors: the moody deep navy with a violet-slate cast, its LRV, the rooms it flatters, lighting behavior, and trim pairings.
Sulking Room Pink No.295 indoors: the muted mauve-pink undertones, its LRV, the rooms it flatters, how light moves it, and trim pairings.
Behr Dove PPU18-09 indoors: the soft gray-white explained, its LRV, the rooms it flatters, lighting behavior by orientation, trim pairings, and how it differs from Silky White and Whispering White.
Behr Midnight Blue PPU15-19 indoors: undertones, its low LRV, how it reads by room, best rooms, trim pairings, and how it differs from Dark Navy and Hale Navy.
Behr Ultra Pure White PR-W15 indoors: its near-zero undertone, very high LRV, the rooms it suits, how it reacts to light, and the whites people cross-shop.
Behr Antique White PWN-43 indoors: its warm yellow-beige undertones, LRV, the rooms it flatters, how it shifts by light, trim pairings, and vs Silky White.
Behr Muted Sage S390-3 indoors: its gray-green undertones, LRV, the rooms it flatters, how it shifts by window direction, and trim and decor pairings.
Behr Silky White PPU7-12 indoors: the soft warm white, its LRV, best rooms, lighting by orientation, trim pairings, and how it differs from Whispering White.
Behr Whispering White 1850 indoors: its undertones, LRV, the rooms it suits, how it reads by light, trim pairings, and how it differs from Silky White.
Behr Dolphin Fin 790E-2 indoors: its soft cool-gray undertones, the LRV, how it shifts by room orientation, the best rooms, trim pairings, and how it differs from Behr Dove and Repose Gray.
A full-range guide to Fusion Mineral Paint colors for furniture and cabinets: best shades by undertone, a color table, and how to test before you buy.
A full US guide to Heirloom Traditions all-in-one paint colors: the best shades, undertones, where each works, and how the no-prep mineral paint really performs.
The best champagne paint colors for 2026: warm gold-beige neutrals from Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, and Behr, with undertones, LRV, and best rooms.
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