Benjamin Moore Shaker Beige ~ Favorite Paint Color
Hello, friends! It’s been a few weeks since I posted a favorite color, but today I’m sharing our all-time most popular neutral at the paint shop, Benjamin Moore Shaker Beige HC-45.
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What color is Shaker Beige HC-45
Shaker Beige a mid-tone neutral paint color with warm undertones. It’s a popular beige color that’s not too gray, not too yellow, not too pink, but more like coffee with cream. At least that’s what my coffee looks like each morning, but I probably have as much cream as coffee in my cup!
Benjamin Moore Shaker Beige HC-45
Shaker Beige HC-45 is an all-time best selling color and is part of the Benjamin Moore Favorites collection. It was our best selling neutral in the paint shop in the early 2000’s and is still very popular. Unlike other popular neutrals like Revere Pewter and Agreeable Gray, Shaker Beige doesn’t have gray undertones.
Tips for choosing paint colors
Read my tips for finding the right paint color here: How To Choose the Right Paint Color
How does beige make a room feel?
Beiges and other neutral paint colors have a calming and relaxing effect. They make people feel like they’re in a familiar place. So if you’re searching for a color to reduce the stress in your home then you should take a look at beige.
Beige is like your favorite oversized, cozy sweater that you love to wear on Saturday mornings while drinking warm coffee in your favorite stoneware mug. It’s the ultimate Hygge color.
Is beige coming back?
What’s old is new again, amiright? Beige is currently trending with designers and is hailed as a color that calms anxieties and makes us feel protected. It’s non-controversial, timeless, and as a bonus it plays well with almost every other color.
Is beige outdated?
Just like hairstyles and blue jeans, paint color trends change every few years. And the gray colors that have been so popular for the past several years are looking dated.
Grays are being replaced with warmer colors like greige and beige which are are cozier and a bit more welcoming than gray. All that to say that beige is not outdated but is actually trending.
Shaker Beige HC-45
- LRV: 53.53
- Undertones: warm beige, muted fleshy undertones
- Where to Use: walls, trim, cabinets, exterior trim or siding
- Collections: Historical Colors, Colors for Vinyl
Do you like Shaker Beige? Have you used it before? As I stated earlier, it’s the most popular wall color for us over the past 20 years or so. It’s the perfect warm neutral.
I painted my living room shaker beige 15 years ago. I loved it. It is past time for refreshing my paint! I have been researching and trying light neutral whites—and don’t like them. Imagine my surprise that shaker beige is considered a popular color in 2025! I think I might lighten it by 25-50% a see if that is works. I appreciated your post.
What are your thought of this color with a more cream off white trim vs. bright white. I want to brighten the room from the more darker tan it is but I don't want the new color to blend in with the trim…I still want trim to stand out. What do you think?
I have Shaker Beige with Linen White trim in my living room, which is adjacent to the kitchen in my townhome, with only a partial wall (with a cutout, so that you can see through) between them. I am planning to paint my kitchen soon and add crown molding. What do you think about Smokey Taupe for the walls, Super White for the ceiling/crown, and Edgecomb Gray for the cabinets? Too much beige/greige?
This is my new favourite colour
Love this color, PINNED!!
Cynthia