Color Swatch Watch

Pick up your brushes and prep your rollers — the 2024 Colors of the Year are here! Infusing renewed energy into your home can be as easy as painting your walls a different shade. Major companies are making the task of paint selection simpler by providing complementary palettes that pair well with their Colors of the Year. While blues and neutrals top this year’s trend list, there are ways to include mauves, greens and oranges for pops of personality. Consult the experts at your favorite local home improvement shop for tips on achieving the right ambiance with the color swatches spotlighted here.

Glidden Paint by PPG – Limitless
The warm honey-beige of Limitless, the Color of the Year chosen by Glidden Paint by PPG, can be a starting point for layering additional colors in your space or can stand alone as a primary color. This shade is great for Island abodes with modern design themes, contrasting well with dark furnishings, gilded accessories and jewel-tone accents.

Sherwin-Williams – Upward
Contemporary coastal is a perennial favorite design style among Hawaii homeowners. The soft blue of Upward by Sherwin-Williams is an appropriate choice if you’re building or remodeling with an aesthetic that evokes a connection to sea, sky and serenity. “It brings to life that carefree, sunny-day energy that elicits a notion of contentment and peace,” says Sue Wadden, director of color marketing at Sherwin-Williams.

Benjamin Moore – Blue Nova
For local fans of midcentury modern design, Blue Nova by Benjamin Moore and its complementary palette of vibrant orange, refreshing rose and bright beige are stylish nods to that creative era. Andrea Magno, color marketing and development director at Benjamin Moore, describes Blue Nova as “an alluring mid-tone that balances depth and intrigue with classic appeal and reassurance.”

Behr – Cracked Pepper
Moody, mysterious and timeless, Behr’s Color of the Year, Cracked Pepper, works well with transitional design. The soft black shade elevates classic and au courant finishes with a sophisticated touch. “From heightening the aromas of a dining room to feeling the softness of a living area, Cracked Pepper enhances the natural expression in any space,” says Erika Woelfel, vice president of color and creative services at Behr Paint Co.

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