Use these expert-recommended cream paint colors to add softness and elegance to any space.

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Cream paint colors provide a gentle softness that makes a space feel warm and welcoming.

They brighten without being stark andset a neutral baseto build upon with other colors, materials, and textures.

cream paint color in bedroom

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Not all cream paint colors are alike, which has much to do with their undertones.

“Its clean but simultaneously warm and cozy,” says Emily Kantz, color marketing manager at Sherwin-Williams.

Layer it with other warm whites such asDownyand natural materials like wood, stone, and rattan.

white bedroom cream paint color

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McCollum points out i’s a surprisingly versatile paint color.

Emphasize the shade’s warm quality by pairing it withwood kitchen cabinetsand highlight its lightness with glass pendant lights.

Layer in deeper, more saturated warm tones such asReynardfor a cozy and inherently welcoming space.

bathroom walls painted with cream paint color

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Paint color:Creamy by Sherwin-Williams

cream paint color on bedroom wall

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cream paint color with chair

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pink kitchen with cream paint color

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bathroom with cream paint color on walls

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cream paint color on wall with bowl of fruit

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cream paint color in dining area

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cream paint color in entryway

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bedroom with cream paint color

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cream paint color on walls

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cream paint color in dining room

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kitchen paint color

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