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Gray is one of the most popular colors when it comes to walls. This neutral can be used in any interior style, from traditional to ultra-modern one. And that’s why, most of the time, when homeowners get confused about choosing paint color for their walls, they go with gray as it can never go wrong.
The easiness of decorating the gray walls becomes another popular reason. Gray walls can be a perfect base to throw any kind of decor items with literally all kinds of colors.
However, this versatility can become a double-edged sword. On the one side, it can bring a lot of possibilities to incorporate any colors that you can imagine, but on the other side, the limitless choices can be very overwhelming for some people.
So, what are the best door colors for gray walls?
Based on our experience, some of the best door colors that perfectly fit into gray walls are white, cream, dusty blue, dark brown, and black. These options become a sophisticated and stylish choice for the gray walls, adding a striking contrast and eye-catching visual impact. They can exude elegance, and introduce a touch of drama and class that complements the room’s neutral foundation.
In this article, we will dive further into all of those door colors, and help achieve the best visual results for your room with gray walls.
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Why overcomplicate things when actually the simplest and easiest choices can bring an amazing result. Yes, a white door may be heard very obvious, but actually, it can look wonderful when used alongside the gray wall and even better compared to many other colors.
When the simplicity of the white doors meets the elegance of gray walls, they will balance up the looks and complement each other. The white door will also bring a sleek contrast to make anyone notice where the door is, especially for anyone who comes for the first time to your home.
Well, some people may complain about how boring a white door is, but actually, you can play and use your own creativity with the door design and style to make it looks much more attractive and interesting.
Most gray shades tend to be cool, thus, in some cases, it’s a great idea to mix it up with a warmer tone such as cream. Cream had a similar neutral feel as gray, and that’s why this combination looks flawless even though they had a very different hue.
There are a lot of different options that you can choose if you want to have this kind of door. For example, you can use any fabricated door and finish it with cream paint.
But one of our favorites is to use a wooden door that comes with light cream finishes such as the one that we used in the image above.
This kind of door had a beautiful mix of natural looks – thanks to the wood grain and texture, while at the same time bring a modern vibe because of its light finishes.
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For you who want to keep the gray becomes the main palette for any major element inside the room, then you can go with any gray that had a darker tone compared to the walls.
This approach can also be very helpful for you who want to camouflage your doors and don’t want to make them look too prominent that will potentially be taking away the attention of any more important objects or decoration items.
Some great dark gray shade that you can try for your door is urbane bronze, graphite gray or charcoal gray.
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Incorporating a blue door into the gray environment may be a little bit tricky, but if it is done properly, this combination can bring stunning visual looks.
While most blue can still work well, we want you to take a look at the gorgeous dusty blue door that we used above. This kind of blue had some gray undertone and that’s one of the main reasons why it paired perfectly with the gray walls, while at the same time, its soothing blue looks still bring a sense of airy and tranquility to the entire room.
One important thing that you can do to keep the blue door and the gray walls is to use white trim to wrap up the blue and gray together beautifully.
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If you need some bold choice as the door color for your room with gray walls, then dark brown can be a great consideration, especially for any classic, vintage or traditional interior style.
This earthy tone can enrich and refresh the looks of the gray walls beside it, and this is very important as any room that using gray as the primary palette can tend to look boring and unappealing.
To keep the consistency and avoid the door looks awkward, you can put some other brown elements inside the room, such as a brown table, brown dresser, or even just hanging a small brown artwork next to the door.
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This is another bold and elegant choice that can fit perfectly into any elegant or glamorous interior style, especially when there are a lot of black furnishings inside the room.
The black door can still produce some contrast that makes the door easily distinguished from the gray walls, but still, avoid it to stand out that can distract the attention from any other more important elements.
This is a classic and popular choice when it comes to door finishes. The brown wood door can warm up the gray walls with its fresh and natural looks and help make the entire room looks much more alive.
As there are a lot of different kinds of brown finishes wood, so you can easily choose the one that will fit best with your decor preferences.