What are the trending paint colors for the year? Paint manufacturers have their favorites. Here’s an overview of the leading paint firms’ choices for 2021 Color of the Year. Which one is your favorite?

Sherwin-Williams: Urbane Bronze (dark brownish-gray)

Benjamin Moore: Aegean Teal (blue-green)

Pantone: Ultimate Gray and Illuminating (vibrant yellow)

Behr: Canyon Dusk (rich terra cotta)

Valspar: Granite Dust (soft gray)

Valspar selected 12 versatile 2021 Colors of the Year—including Granite Dust—that range in tones from grays to misty blues to warm apricots.

Graham & Brown: Epoch (deep plum)

PPG: Transcend, Big Cypress, and Misty Aqua

PPG chose three colors as part of its 2021 color trends.

Minwax: Vintage Blue (mix of blue and green with soft gray undertones)

Rust-Oleum: Satin Paprika (spicy red)

Glidden: Aqua Fiesta (vibrant blue-green)

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams: Passionate (saturated red)