2018 is saturated with fail-safe neutral paint color inspirations. While it is true that you can never go wrong with the clean and classic look, it is high time you kick things up a notch and try other color options. Start your exploration by looking into color trends.

Now, warmer colors are generally on the rise. In fact, Pantone, the world’s leading color authority, declared Living Coral as its Color of the Year. This hue is best described as “orange meets pink” to produce a vibrant yet mellow shade of coral. It is both dreamy and warm yet not too overwhelming to the eye. It is neither too bright nor too dull; it exudes just the right amount of warmth and playfulness.

In a sea of white or grey houses, make a statement and let your home stand out with Living Coral.

Living Coral-Inspired Homes

Having trouble visualizing how Living Coral would look like as a home exterior paint?  Fret not! We did the digging for you so you won’t have to waste your time scrolling through the feed. We spotted eight living coral-inspired homes that can serve as your design inspiration for your next home makeover.

Here, you will see the different shades of Living Coral paired with neutrals and its complementary hues like blue or green tones.

 

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Get your glow on! Get this look by painting your outside walls with a muted teal and tinting your door and window frames with a splash of energizing coral.

 

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Notice how the bold orange-pink hue is contrasted with a neutral shade of grey to achieve a striking and balanced exterior look. Mimic this house by bathing your outside walls with buckets of punchy coral and painting your door and base with grey.

 

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If you want to take a safer path, you can paint your exterior walls with a neutral color and add a pop of color. Follow the example of this house—it kept its white walls and colored its doors and window frames with coral.

 

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The concrete exterior walls are covered with muted coral and the door is painted with sage green. Try this muted color combo to create an easy-going and playful vibe for your home.

 

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If you cannot fully commit to Living Coral, explore the lighter tones of it. Get this exterior look by choosing a lighter shade of coral and toning it down with neutral shades of black and light grey.

 

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Feel free to play around with coral, dark green, and white to add character and depth to your home. Give your outside walls a generous dose of coral. Complete the look by coating your door with dark green and your window panels and trimmings with white.

 

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For color conservatives, get inspiration from this house that kept the use of coral to a bare minimum. Here, it acts as a pseudo trimming for the black door. Play it safe by combining coral with white and black.

 

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Go bold with your color choices and pair an ultra-saturated Living Coral with sky blue. Paint your exterior walls with the warm shade of coral and color your door and window rails with a cool shade of blue.

Boysen’s Closest Color Match for Living Coral

We can help you turn these home exterior paint ideas into reality. You don’t have to be limited with just one shade of this orange-pink hue. Boysen offers multiple light and dark variations of Living Coral. Here, we are giving you some color matches that embody the warm and vibrant essence of Living Coral that you can try out for the concrete exterior walls of your home.

If Living Coral is not your cup of tea, you can always choose your own color combination for your home exteriors and visit a Mix and Match Station to get you started on your first home makeover for 2019.

Author

Yasmin Aguila is a copywriter at Boysen Paints Philippines. Interested in making paints fun and relatable, she produces quizzes and painting ideas for this blog. She claims that she is obsessed with yellow, but she always dresses in black from head to toe.

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