What are the trending paint colors for the year? Paint manufacturers have their favorites. Here’s an overview of the leading paint firms’ choices for 2021 Color of the Year. Which one is your favorite?

Sherwin-Williams: Urbane Bronze (dark brownish-gray)

Urbane Bronze
Photo courtesy: Sherwin-Williams

Benjamin Moore: Aegean Teal (blue-green)

Teal Wall
Photo courtesy: Benjamin Moore

Pantone: Ultimate Gray and Illuminating (vibrant yellow)

Yellow Stools
Photo courtesy: Pantone

Behr: Canyon Dusk (rich terra cotta)

Behr Paint Colors
Photo courtesy: Behr

Valspar: Granite Dust (soft gray)

Valspar selected 12 versatile 2021 Colors of the Year—including Granite Dust—that range in tones from grays to misty blues to warm apricots.

Granite Dust
Photo courtesy: Valspar
Valspar 12 Colors

Graham & Brown: Epoch (deep plum)

Wood Door
Photo courtesy: Graham & Brown

PPG: Transcend, Big Cypress, and Misty Aqua

PPG chose three colors as part of its 2021 color trends.

PPG Colors
Photo courtesy: PPG
Big Cypress

Minwax: Vintage Blue (mix of blue and green with soft gray undertones)

Console Table
Photo courtesy Minwax

Rust-Oleum: Satin Paprika (spicy red)

Red Chair
Photo courtesy: Rust-Oleum

Glidden: Aqua Fiesta (vibrant blue-green)

Aqua Fiesta
Photo courtesy: Glidden

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams: Passionate (saturated red)

Burgundy Wall
Photo courtesy: HGTV Home