This anything-but-gloomy shade continues to dominate interiors Grays are so popular, they populate interiors like so many thunderclouds in a stormy sky. The color, once considered somber and gloomy, is seemingly America?s favorite neutral and, unlike those cumulonimbus rain clouds, it shows no signs of dissipating any time soon. We asked interior designers about the shade?s staying power and their favorite gray hues.
Gray Owl, Benjamin Moore
Rachael Stollar and Erin Fearins of CWB Architects say that grays are terrific neutral backdrops and they have a handful that they consider go-tos. "It allows intense colors to really shine," they say. "It's also great in subtle tone-on-tone rooms and can provide an elegant canvas when using multiple textures within a neutral palette."
Francis Dzikowski
In this master bedroom, the architects used Rodeo by Benjamin Moore, a complex gray to keep the room from feeling monotonous.

Rodeo, Benjamin Moore
Stollar and Fearins say that complex grays can be the easiest to work with, such as Rodeo by Benjamin Moore, a shade they used in a master bedroom.
"We tend to select grays that actually have multiple colors within them," they say. "This enlivens the space as the light changes throughout the day keeping the color from feeling one note or gloomy. Testing the color on the walls of the room it will be used in is key to selecting the right shade."
Revere Pewter, Benjamin Mo...