The rich, warm shade is perfect for summer and goes particularly well with light gray hues. Cracked Pepper is a dark and sultry shade courtesy of Behr. It's the brand's 2024 paint color of the year.

Read on for seven gray paint colors that pro designers love. Harrison likes the undertones in Chelsea Gray by Benjamin Moore, which she calls a chameleon. “I used that on a kitchen renovation ...

Local designers weigh in on the paint industry’s Color of the Year picks and offer ... a welcome departure from the coldness of gray,” Boston-based designer Dane Austin said.