8 Neutral Paint Colors For Your Living Room (with color codes)






 

Choosing the right shade of paint color is not an easy task. But it becomes easier when you choose from a reference. As long as we have a similar lighting scheme we can easily get inspiration from different images. Here I collected my 8 favorite neutral Jotun colors:

 

1. Classic White

White, a color of purity, suggests goodness and innocence. Its elusive nature provides a sense of serenity and the essence of perfection.

 

 


 

This will work for you if you:

  • Like to change style of space frequently
  • Have a Small space
  • Like to have simple white base 

 

2. Shade

A warm grey-beige tone. This is a lovely, warm tone, something between grey

 


This will work for you if you:

  • Have warm and light wooden flooring
  • Have large windows and natural lighting
  • like to have a clear color contrast 

 

3. Cotton ball and Mist

White, a color of purity, suggests goodness and innocence. Its elusive nature provides a sense of serenity and the essence of perfection. With A warm greyish white

 


 

This will work for you if you:

  • Have classic gypsum frame and decoration
  • Like the classic look
  • Have a white doors

 

4. Early Rain

White, a color of purity, suggests goodness and innocence. Its elusive nature provides a sense of serenity and the essence of perfection.

 


 

This will work for you if you have:

  • Neutral color palette
  • White/ light beige flooring
  • Natural lighting

 

5. Reflection

A slightly greyish white nuance. The color has a reddish undertone, which will take many by surprise as it is barely visible at first sight

 


 

This will work for you if you:

  • Want a base for the whole apartment, can be paired with (sheer grey)
  • Like the plaster look
  • Fresh base for wooden furniture

 

6. Egg White

White, a color of purity, suggests goodness and innocence. Its elusive nature provides a sense of serenity and the essence of perfection.

 

 

This will work for you if you:

  • Like light off-white color
  • Like the warm tones in a space
  • Fresh base for wooden furniture

 

7. Gentle whisper 

A light, greige tone. Gentle Whisper is a mellow, greige color in which hints of beige and grey can be clearly seen. Undertones become clearer in lighter tones such as this.

 


 

This will work for you if you:

  • Like to have a visible color of beige 
  • Have light or dark color furniture
  • Natural lighting and soft warm lighting at night

8. Objective

Grey is perceived as long-lasting and classic. It’s an ideal background color, and yet still carries authority. Grey also works well with flashy or colorful décor.




This will work for you if you:

  • Like a visible shade of grey on walls
  • Large windows and Natural lighting 
  • Light wooden flooring
  • Like eclectic style

You can add your paint choices to your mood board design, and remember that you can take inspiration from other references in Jotun inspiration. Our tip for you is to keep an eye on lighting, it’s the main factor that can affect the color look. If you found this helpful share it with someone doing their room design

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