10 Trending Hues That Will Upgrade Your Rooms This Year
Looking for the best paint colours to use in 2025?
House & Home’s 2025 Paint Report is your official guide to the top hues of the year. From Benjamin Moore’s Cinnamon Slate to Farrow & Ball’s Hopper Head, these 10 shades are sure to make an impact.
A Touch of Sage
A refined, greyed sage is atmospheric and easy to live with — a true colour chameleon that shifts with natural light. Use the hue in a living room to inject a calming energy, or try it in a narrow hallway to create a feeling of expansiveness.
Clay Mask Green (386), Colour Spark.
Artist’s White
Finding the perfect white is a designer obsession. A true bright white, Ultra Pure White is a clean slate — pair it with white oak floors and millwork, or use it as a gallery- like backdrop for colourful art and objets.
Ultra Pure White (1850), Behr.
Chestnut Revival
Earthy browns are having a renaissance after years of being muscled out by grey. For a warm, enveloping effect, try colour drenching a room in a chestnut hue. Elderton, Graham & Brown’s 2025 Colour of the Year, is inspired by the chocolatey leaves of an elder tree in fall and provides an elegant backdrop for wood furniture.
Elderton, Graham & Brown.
The New Neutral
A hint of chalky green in this traditional grey gives walls a youthful vigour and offers a sexier alternative to the usual neutrals. Complemented by more saturated shades, Hardwick White sets a tranquil tone in this bedroom while making bold textiles pop.
Hardwick White (5), Farrow & Ball.
A Gold Rush
Strike it rich with this earthy yellow. A gutsier take on taupe, Unforgettably Gold has metallic undertones that give walls, wainscotting and trim a luscious, almost caramelized look. The shade has enough heft to balance bold wallpaper and patterned fabrics, making it a perfect fit
for maximalist decorating.
Unforgettably Gold (0900), Cloverdale Paint.
Gunmetal Grey
It’s time to embrace the dark side. With moody, muted and muddy tones trending, Hopper Head is a classic charcoal that has a dusky cast of worn iron. Used in this bedroom in contrast with a vibrant headboard, the saturated grey creates an intimate vibe that’s strikingly stylish.
Hopper Head (305), Farrow & Ball.
Pale Lilac
Muted mauve shades sidestep saccharine territory with their ethereal feel. When paired with harder surfaces such as Crema Marfil marble counters and a zinc tub in this bathroom by designer Colette van den Thillart, the delicate pastel brings balance and a soft-as-a-cloud vibe.
Mauve Finery (SW 6282), Sherwin-Williams.
Hot Sauce
Bright and bold colours continue to delight in 2025. Red is known for its commanding energy; in this foyer, Sauce gives millwork presence and instant impact. Try it in a kitchen — the spicy hue is as appealing as fresh-baked rhubarb pie.
Sauce (22), Plain English.
Green Light
This bold yellow-green packs a punch, breathing new life into traditional architectural details. In his mudroom and dog shower area, designer Philip Mitchell painted the walls, trim and millwork in energetic Wasabi, giving the space a mood- boosting, indoor-outdoor vibe.
Wasabi (AF-430), Benjamin Moore.
Plum Perfect
Eggplant shades are having a moment. Grown-up, soulful and sumptuous, heathered purples look great when paired with wood tones, creams and ochres.For its 2025 Colour of the Year, Benjamin Moore selected Cinnamon Slate, a sophisticated iteration with velvety brown undertones.
Cinnamon Slate (2113-40), Benjamin Moore.