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10 Classic Front Door Colors

isle of hope estateThe front door color is Benjamin Moore Gentleman’s Grey and the exterior color is Glacier White.
Photo by Emily Followill Photography; Design by Webb Marsteller

Find the perfect shade of paint for your front door is a tough choice, but you can’t go wrong with a black front door on a traditional white exterior, Interior designer Morgan Britt Howard tells Garden & Grace. 

“However, lately I have been drawn to a tone on tone look,” Morgan says. Start with a taupe like Benjamin Moore’s Revere Pewter for the exterior, and use Clary Sage by Sherwin Williams for a pop of tonal color. 

If you’re looking for more inspiration, here are eight other front door paint colors that are sure to give your curb appeal a boost. 

Everything about this Isle of Hope estate we featured on the blog earlier this summer is a dream. But if there’s one thing to copy in your own home, the front door is it. The front door (Benjamin Moore Gentleman’s Grey) has a jewel-like hue to it, beautifully dressed in bespoke brass knobs by Wilmette Hardware.

isle of hope estate The front door color is Benjamin Moore Gentleman’s Grey and the exterior color is Glacier White.
Photo by Emily Followill Photography; Design by Webb Marsteller

The 2019 Southern Living Showhouse still inspires us five years later. The design team went with Sherwin-Williams’ Blustery Sky for the antique front door—a preview of the old-meets-new charm to come. 

2019 southern living showhouse antique front door painted in Sherwin-Williams' Blustery Sky (SW 9140).
Photo by Laurey W. Glenn; Styling by Liz Strong; Design team includes Historical Concepts, Riverside Custom Homes and Heather Chadduck

Remember when Morgan told us you can’t go wrong with a black front door? This home by Chauncy Boothby Interiors is all the proof you need. She used Farrow & Ball Pitch Black—a truly timeless choice

Farrow & Ball Pitch Black Exterior Eggshell front door
Photo by Read McKendree; Design by Chauncey Boothby Interiors

Another tonal pairing, Cover Me in Ivy captured this Atlanta home with Benjamin Moore’s Swiss Coffee Revere Pewter on the shutters and front door for a traditional look

If you want something a little creamier than White Dove, Benjamin Moore’s Swiss Coffee is a popular option—for good reason. We love how the home captured by Cover Me in Ivy paired it here with Revere Pewter on the shutters and front door for a traditional, tonal look.
Photo: Cover Me in Ivy

This deep, midnight blue (Farrow and Ball Hague Blue 30) is so sophisticated. I love how it reads nearly black in this lighting. 

farrow and ball hague blue 30 front door
Photo by Karyn R. Millet; Design by Elizabeth Dinkel

Farrow and Ball Vardo is a whimsical choice for bringing your front door to life—just as Kristina Phillips did here. 

Farrow and Ball Vardo front door
Photo by Jane Beiles Photo; Design by Kristina Phillips Interior Design

This sweet front door is painted in Benjamin Moore’s Sugarcane. I love how it breaks up the white but still plays like a neutral here.  

The color is Benjamin Moore's Sugarcane (1185).
Photo by Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling by Buffy Hargett Miller

You may have seen this one on Garden & Grace before—we just can’t get enough. The brick is painted in Benjamin Moore Natural Cream, the perfect backdrop for the Tarrytown Green front door. 

We love Lauren Elaine Interiors’ classic brick bungalow. Benjamin Moore Natural Cream serves as the backdrop that allows the Tarrytown Green front door to shine.
Photo/Design: Lauren Elaine Interiors

The perfect way to accessorize your front door is with a tailored boxwood wreath and statement door knocker.  Shop our favorite picks below!

10 Classic Front Door Colors

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