Benjamin Moore has 177 white paint colors listed on its website, Farrow & Ball and Little Greene both have 35, and Sherwin-Williams has 118 variations of white paint available for sale. Each brand's collection ranges from bright, snow white, to colors that could be better classified as brown or even green. Why mention these numbers? The sheer volume of choice proves that white paint is not as simple as just white paint. And whether you choose to use white vs off-white in your home will greatly impact your space.
"Whites are some of the most deceptively complex paints you can work with," says Pennsylvania-based interior designer Krystal Reinhard. Decorating with neutrals can lean warm or cool, shifting undertones depending on their base and what they’re reflecting off of in a space — floors, furniture, even the greenery outside your windows.
