2027 Paint Colors & Prints: An Interior Designer’s Take
Every fall, paint and wallpaper companies unveil the colors they believe will shape our homes in the coming year. While I never recommend designing a room around a trend simply because it is new, these announcements offer an interesting glimpse into where interiors are heading.
The direction for 2027 is becoming clear: color is getting warmer, more natural, and more personal.
This year’s early selections include mossy greens, softened blues, an earthy orange, a clay-inspired pink, and even a fresh celery green. These are not the cool grays or cautious off-whites that dominated interiors for so long. They are nuanced colors intended to make a home feel comfortable, layered, and connected to nature.
Here are the 2027 Colors of the Year announced so far—and how I would actually use them in a home.
This post reflects announcements available as of September 15, 2026.
Sherwin-Williams: Celery SW 6421
Sherwin-Williams’ 2027 Color of the Year is Celery SW 6421, an airy herbal green with a warm yellow undertone. Celery is lighter and livelier than the deep forest and olive greens we have seen in recent years. It has a fresh, almost vintage quality that could feel equally at home in a cheerful cottage kitchen or an elegant traditional bedroom.
Because of its yellow undertone, Celery will look especially lovely alongside warm white, natural wood, unlacquered brass, woven materials, and softly aged finishes. I can also imagine it paired with a floral or botanical wallpaper that incorporates greens, blush, cream, or soft blue.
Where I would use it
A laundry room or mudroom
Kitchen or pantry cabinetry
A bathroom vanity
A sunroom
A bedroom with floral textiles
The walls and trim together in a smaller room
My designer take
Celery is playful, but it needs the right surroundings. In a room with very cool flooring or harsh blue-white light, its yellow-green undertone could become more pronounced. I would sample it generously and look at it throughout the day before committing. Used with warm materials and layered patterns, however, it could be absolutely charming.
Behr: Grounded T27-01
Behr selected Grounded T27-01, a mossy olive green with subtle brown undertones, as its 2027 Color of the Year. This is one of the most livable choices in the group. Grounded has enough depth to create atmosphere, but its earthy undertones keep it from feeling too bold or overly saturated. It is less crisp than Celery and considerably moodier.
The color would work particularly well with walnut, white oak, aged brass, cognac leather, natural stone, linen, and handmade tile.
Where I would use it
A cozy study or home office
Kitchen cabinets
A dining room
Built-in bookcases
A bedroom
Exterior siding or shutters surrounded by natural landscaping
My designer take
Grounded is the kind of green that can make a newer home feel more established. It would be beautiful in a room with millwork, vintage furniture, collected art, and a mix of old and new pieces. Of all the selections announced so far, this may be one of the easiest to incorporate into a sophisticated, layered home.
Pittsburgh Paints and Glidden: Artifact PPG10-16
PPG and Glidden chose Artifact PPG10-16 for 2027. Artifact is a softened blue-aqua with a slightly smoky quality. Although the brands describe it somewhat differently—PPG emphasizes its connection to classic blue, while Glidden calls it a fresh aqua—the overall effect is quiet, comfortable, and restorative.
This is not a bright coastal turquoise. The gray influence makes it more adaptable and less theme-specific.
Where I would use it
A bedroom or guest room
A bathroom
A painted ceiling
A kitchen island
A front door
A home office with warm wood furnishings
My designer take
Artifact will be most successful when it is balanced with warmth. Pair it with walnut, medium-toned oak, terracotta, warm white, camel, or aged brass to keep it from feeling chilly. It could also be a beautiful supporting color within a patterned wallpaper or fabric rather than the dominant wall color.
Valspar: Cottage Door V138-4
Valspar’s 2027 Color of the Year is Cottage Door V138-4, a grayed blue intended to bring warmth and quiet sophistication to a room.
Compared with Artifact, Cottage Door appears more subdued and traditional. It has the familiar comfort of a historic blue without feeling overly formal.
Where I would use it
Bedroom walls
A dining room
Bathroom cabinetry
A mudroom
Interior doors
Built-ins in a family room or library
My designer take
This is an approachable choice for someone who wants to move beyond neutrals without making the room feel especially colorful. It would pair beautifully with cream, oxblood, deep green, warm brown, block-printed fabrics, or an antique rug.
I especially like the idea of using Cottage Door on cabinetry or millwork while keeping the surrounding walls softly neutral.
Dutch Boy: Deep Rooted 311-7DB
Dutch Boy’s selection is Deep Rooted 311-7DB, a rich, earthy orange inspired by warmth, energy, and optimism. This is the boldest of the paint colors announced so far. It sits somewhere between burnt orange, terracotta, and persimmon, giving it a warm, enveloping presence.
Deep Rooted is not likely to become the next whole-house neutral—and it does not need to. Some colors are at their best when used in a focused, intentional way.
Where I would use it
A dining room
A powder room
A painted bar or pantry
The back of a bookcase
A front door
A small piece of furniture
As an accent pulled from a patterned textile or rug
My designer take
I love seeing an unapologetically warm color included in the 2027 forecast. Deep Rooted would be gorgeous with deep green, navy, warm cream, chocolate brown, and antique brass.
If painting an entire room feels intimidating, use it as a smaller accent and repeat the color in a rug, piece of art, or patterned fabric so it feels connected to the rest of the design.
Graham & Brown: Rose Earth
Graham & Brown’s 2027 Color of the Year is Rose Earth, a grounded pink inspired by the mineral pigments found in Italian clay. This is not a sugary or youthful pink. Its muted brown and terracotta undertones allow it to behave more like a warm neutral.
In brighter light, its dusty rose character becomes more visible. As the room darkens, warmer taupe and terracotta notes begin to emerge.
Where I would use it
A dining room
A bedroom or dressing room
A powder room
Plaster-inspired walls
Cabinetry or built-ins
Trim paired with coordinating wallpaper
My designer take
Rose Earth is a beautiful example of how our definition of a neutral continues to expand. It can provide the softness people often want from beige while adding considerably more character. I would pair it with olive or moss green, aubergine, cream, natural linen, dark wood, and aged metal finishes. It could be especially beautiful in a historic home or a room with traditional architectural details.
Dulux: Soulful Sage
Dulux named Soulful Sage its 2027 Colour of the Year, representing a broader family of restorative greens.
Soulful Sage is a gentle, nature-inspired green intended to make interiors feel calm and nurturing. It is softer and quieter than Behr’s Grounded, with less of the brown depth found in an olive.
Where I would use it
A bedroom
A bathroom
A peaceful sitting room
Kitchen cabinetry
A nursery
A room with views of the garden
My designer take
Sage has shown real staying power because it is easy to live with and works across traditional, transitional, and more contemporary homes. The key is to keep the overall palette from becoming too pale or predictable.
I would add depth with darker wood, an interesting wallpaper, patterned upholstery, woven textures, or a stronger companion color.
Graham & Brown’s 2027 Wallpaper Design of the Year: Roselle Grove
Paint is not the only 2027 announcement worth watching. Graham & Brown also named Roselle Grove its Design of the Year.
Roselle Grove is a richly layered floral wallpaper inspired by Indian chintz and its later influence on English decorative design. The pattern was hand-painted in gouache, which gives the flowers and foliage a sense of depth and artistry that is difficult to achieve with a purely digital design.
The wallpaper is currently offered in several colorways:
Dusky Pink
Moss
Celeste
Blush
Petrol
My designer take
This selection captures one of the most important shifts happening in interiors: homeowners are increasingly interested in rooms with personality, history, craftsmanship, and pattern.
Roselle Grove would be beautiful in a bedroom, dining room, powder room, library, or enveloping guest room. It could also be used above panel molding for a more restrained interpretation.
Rather than matching every color in the paper exactly, I would pull out one quieter secondary tone for the trim or cabinetry and allow the wallpaper to be the star.
Graham & Brown’s 2027 Mural of the Year: Red Rose County
Graham & Brown also introduced Red Rose County as its 2027 Mural of the Year. The panoramic design was inspired by the Lancashire countryside and depicts a stylized landscape using visible brushwork and broad areas of color.
Available colorways include:
Day
Natural
Olive
Teal
Grey
Murals are especially effective when a room needs a sense of architecture, depth, or visual movement. Red Rose County could create a dramatic backdrop in a dining room, stair hall, bedroom, or room with a long uninterrupted wall.
What the 2027 colors have in common
Although these selections range from pale celery to burnt orange and smoky blue, they share several qualities.
Nature is still the strongest influence
Nearly every brand is looking to the natural world: moss, herbs, sage, clay, earth, water, and open landscapes. However, these colors feel warmer and more expressive than the muted organic palettes of the past few years.
Color is replacing cool gray
The newest colors are nuanced enough to live with, but they are unmistakably colors. Even the blues and greens have softened, earthy undertones rather than a cold or steely appearance.
Warmth matters
Brown undertones appear repeatedly—in Grounded, Rose Earth, Deep Rooted, and even the softened blues. Warm woods, aged metals, handmade finishes, and tactile materials will continue to play an important role in making these colors feel at home.
Pattern is becoming part of the conversation
Graham & Brown’s announcements are particularly interesting because they show paint, wallpaper, fabric, and murals as parts of one layered story. A successful room is rarely about selecting a wall color in isolation. It is about how the paint relates to the textiles, furnishings, lighting, architecture, and artwork around it.
Which 2027 Color of the Year would I choose?
For versatility, Behr’s Grounded is my early favorite. It offers depth and personality while remaining very livable.
For something fresher and less expected, Sherwin-Williams’ Celery could be beautiful in the right setting—especially alongside natural wood, warm white, and a wonderful patterned wallpaper.
And for pure decorating inspiration, Graham & Brown’s Roselle Grove may be the standout. Its layered floral design reflects the growing desire for rooms that feel collected, expressive, and personal.
But the best color for your home will never be determined by a trend forecast alone. Natural light, existing finishes, adjoining rooms, and the way you want the space to feel matter much more than the year printed on a paint card.
Always sample paint in the actual room and look at it at different times of day. When wallpaper is involved, order a sample large enough to understand the pattern’s scale and see how its colors respond to the room’s lighting.
The goal is not simply to choose a fashionable color. It is to create a room that feels layered, livable, and authentically yours.
Are you considering a more colorful or patterned interior? Jennifer Janeway Designs helps homeowners create thoughtfully layered spaces using color, wallpaper, textiles, lighting, and furnishings. Contact us to begin planning your project.
