Designers Have Already Fallen Out of Love With These 2026 Wall Color Trends, Replacing Them With These 5 Shades That Are "Much Easier to Live With"

A doorway leading into a modern, neutral living room in a period home with soft neutral walls and curtains, an arched window, a large beige corner sofa, a dark wood sculptural coffee table and a cream rug.

There's always a lot of excitement surrounding the end-of-year color trend predictions, and rightly so — what transforms a room like a fresh coat of paint? And while 2026's biggest color trends are certainly fun, how are they faring now?

I asked interior designers for their thoughts on the latest color trends, and it turns out some of them are already starting to fade, mainly because they can be a bit jarring in situ and lack a certain level of timelessness.