Our Review of Grant Beige by Benjamin Moore

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Benjamin Moore’s Grant Beige is a warm and buttery hue that goes well with just about everything. Our designers love using this neutral, mid-toned color because it’s highly versatile and easy to work with. We even included it on our list of the 15 best exterior paint colors of 2023 and named it one of the best Benjamin Moore exterior paint colors of 2023.

Keep reading to learn more about this well-balanced paint color, its LRV, our recommended applications, and more.

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Virtual rendering of a home in Benjamin Moore Grant Beige with white windows and a brown roof.

Benjamin Moore’s Grant Beige: The specs

With an LRV of 55.81, Grant Beige is a near perfect neutral color. No matter the environment, it will never appear too dark or light for a home exterior. (Curious about LRV? Learn more here, including why LRV is so important to keep in mind when choosing the perfect paint color for your home.)

Warm undertones are more noticeable in the golden sunlight of the morning and evening. On the contrary, cooler tones will be more detectable during times of the day with less sunlight, such as ‘blue hour’, dawn, and dusk. When Grant Beige is in a shaded environment or paired with green paint colors, its undertones can appear as a muted green. It can also lean slightly yellow, which gives it that creamy look we love. Overall, Grant Beige will read as a true neutral with little color-shift in most environments.

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Mediterranean style home virtually painted in Benjamin Moore's Grant Beige with stone cladding, and brown garage doors.

Recommended applications for Grant Beige

We have achieved stunning results using Grant Beige by Benjamin Moore on many home styles. Whether it’s a lakeside A-frame, a Mediterranean-style home, or a traditional ranch, Grant Beige hasn’t let us down. We’ve applied it as the central color on homes, as well as an accent color for trim, windows, and design features like porticos and columns. Grant Beige pairs well  with dark stained wood and varied natural stone.

The design above shows Grant Beige as the primary hue on the stucco. Stucco is a flat surface with texture that’s hard to distinguish looking on from a street. Therefore, stone added to the front of the house provides textural interest and draws the eye to the entry. The clay tile roofing shingles also add a textural element, while being the base of the brown and tan color palette.

Coastal home with bright blue front doors, white windows, and clay roof tiles.

Grant Beige color pairings

You might have never guessed that Grant Beige, a simple beige paint color, could go with a tropical blue like Benjamin Moore’s Galapagos Turquoise. This brighter color palette for the coastal home showcases the true versatility of Grant Beige.

Modern A-frame cabin in a wooded setting, with beige trim and black lighting.

Along with blue, Grant Beige can be beautifully paired with gray-greens and green-browns. This is wonderful for homes located in wooded areas like the A-frame cabin in the above design. The primary color, Deep River by Benjamin Moore, is a saturated gray with strong green undertones. The subdued tones of Deep River and Grant Beige allow the home to blend seamlessly with its surroundings, letting nature be the focus.

Colonial home virtually designed with a portico in Benjamin Moore's Grant Beige.

Grant Beige also goes very well with brown. So homes with brown roofs that can sometimes be challenging to design around can be paired with Grant Beige and similar colors easily. Other brown elements like varied stone and dark stained wood are also nice to incorporate into a design with Grant Beige.

In the rendering above, Grant Beige complements Benjamin Moore’s Deep Creek and Urbane Bronze by Sherwin Williams. Both Deep Creek and Urbane Bronze are gorgeous brown shades with green undertones. Rather than a stark or off-white color, the subdued tones of Grant Beige and its level of brightness keep the façade muted and calm. The portico stands out as the focal point, but it’s not demanding attention like it would if it were a crisp white. This is a soft color scheme that tones down brick and feels cozy year-round.

A two-story Victorian home with a curved porch, maroon red front door, and olive green shutters.

Pros and cons of Benjamin Moore’s Grant Beige

PROS:

  • Wide variety of color pairing options
  • Works well as the central or accent color
  • Looks great on many home styles

CONS:

  • Green undertones may be noticeable in certain environments

Grant Beige alternatives

Grant Beige by Benjamin Moore is a lovely beige with tons of appreciated versatility. However, we’re sharing two paint colors that would make outstanding alternatives to Grant Beige.

Traditional home with a second-story balcony, black windows, and black garage doors.

Sherwin Williams’ Jogging Path vs. Grant Beige

Jogging Path by Sherwin Williams is actually more of a greige than a beige or tan. It’s not as warm as Grant Beige nor is it as bright with an LRV of 49. However, Jogging Path is impressive in terms of ability to be paired with many colors and color families. Our designers have used Galapagos Turquoise and Jogging Path with gorgeous results just like Grant Beige. Similarly, browns are also an excellent color to complement Jogging Path.

Brick two-story home with black windows and a wood portico.

Benjamin Moore’s Manchester Tan vs. Grant Beige

Manchester Tan by Benjamin Moore is a stand-out shade in the beige and tan color family. It’s soft, muted, and able to be applied as the central or accent color on a home. Coming in a bit lighter than Grant Beige, its LRV is 65.4.

Green undertones are a common characteristic of beige paint colors, and this one is no different. Manchester Tan has slight green and yellow undertones, but it also has a touch of gray lending to its muted appearance. Color pairings aren’t quite the same as Grant Beige, but the options are still plentiful. Earth tones, neutrals, and black, such as Black Beauty by Benjamin Moore, seen on the trim above, are all great choices to pair with Manchester Tan.

Rancher style home with a wood stained garage door and mahogany front door.

The bottom line on Grant Beige

Grant Beige by Benjamin Moore is the full package. It’s versatile and able to be paired with multiple color families. Not only is it a wonderful primary shade, but it’s just as nice as an accent color for trim and architectural elements. Grant Beige is a beautiful warm and creamy hue that will serve many styles of homes well while never being too bright or dark. If you’re looking for a highly flexible and reliable paint color, consider Grant Beige.

Grant Beige by Benjamin Moore might be the perfect exterior color for your home. To find out, all we need are your answers to our short questionnaire. With those answers, our designers will create a custom design for your home exterior, and we’ll provide a clickable resource list so getting started is as easy as clicking a few links. Get started here.

Author

Originally from Tennessee, Ami currently lives in South Carolina, which has been home since leaving the military in 2016. Interior and exterior design has always intrigued Ami, especially the styles and characteristics seen in other countries as an avid traveler and photographer. She lives for the renewal of older or historic homes that maintain their character, and regularly creates her own mood boards and virtual designs for inspiration or to help others with their spaces. Having always had a passion for design and following their work for years prior, Ami was excited to be brought onto brick&batten’s team of writers. Her writing endeavors actually started in an academic/scientific setting, then in a regulatory aspect. Writing about paint colors, emerging or current trends in exterior design, and so much more revolving around something she’s always enjoyed was a fun and welcomed change!