Depending on your room’s natural light and current accents, each white will look different on your walls.

It helps to see inspirational whites to know what’s best.

This color is neutral enough to work with any decorating style and highlights other accent colors or brightwall art.

Minimal bedroom with white painted walls with brown cat laying down in middle of bed

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It flatters just about any room, looks classic, and clean, and works with any decorating style.

Pair this cozy hue with softer browns or muted colors for more of a tranquil feel.

This cool white-gray is highly sophisticated and can make your room feel like a five-star hotel.

Benjamin Moore White Dove paint swatch

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Pair it with navy or black accents for a chic style.

It’s clean, crisp, and works well with most color schemes.

Nearly agreige hue, it’s a perfect neutral without red or yellow undertones.

Valspar Ultra White swatch

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Tip

It helps to understand theundertone of a paint, especially when it’s white.

The undertone is the tiny bit of color added to the base to create the hue.

Once you know the undertone, you might decide on complementary colors.

Sherwin-Williams Dover White swatch

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This color appears especially calming paired with bleached wood or off-white flooring.

Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace

One of the most versatile white shades is Chantilly Lace (OC-65).

This universally appealing neutral works with nearly any color.

Benjamin Moore Sheep’s Wool swatch

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Because it’s a pure white without strong undertones, you might pair it with warm and cool accents.

Determine how much paint you need withThe Spruce’s Paint Calculator.

Magnolia Silos White swatch

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Farrow and Ball Joa’s White swatch

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Behr Ultra Pure White swatch

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Glidden Smooth Stone swatch

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Mountain Air by Sherwin-Williams paint swatch

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Chantilly Lace by Benjamin Moore

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