The 15 Best Bathroom Colors According to Interior Designers

"I love a bathroom that feels clean and calm. Farrow & Ball's Cornforth White is my favorite versatile color that creates the perfect palette for adding texture through stone, tile, and small accessories. It is almost like the chameleon of paint colors taking on endless shades of gray." - Margaret Naeve, M Naeve

"It's a soft blue green shade, with enough gray to give it some nice depth and keep it from going too pastel. It looks lovely when paired with a black accent tile." - Karen Vidal, Design Vidal

"I recently used this Benjamin Moore color to go with a beautiful light gray blue Argent marble. The color kept the wall neutral but nicely went with the marble and complemented the color of blue gray tiles." - Mia Jung, Ike Kligerman Barkley

"A dark bathroom balanced with white is a great way to go. Hale Navy is one of my all-time favorite colors. It works perfectly with marble or white cabinetry. White is such a crucial color to consider in a bathroom because it always feels fresh and clean. The darker navy tone also works perfectly with the warmer metal trends like brass and copper." - Hannah Collins, Hannah Collins Designs

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"Borrowed Light is the most exquisite and calming color in a bathroom when combined with gray marble finishes. A truly effortless light blue that doesn't try too hard and feels like a breath of fresh air." - Erin Gates, Erin Gates Design

"Farrow & Ball is always my go-to as far as paint brands go, but this particular blue has been speaking to me for the last few months now. I'm currently using it in a New York penthouse library built-in, but this rich navy would also work seamlessly in a bathroom, kitchen, or on a front door." - Shana Wardle, Homepolish

"I love this gray because it works with both warm and cool color palettes. It's a rich enough color to be used as an accent wall, but is still neutral enough if you wanted to paint more than one wall. This color also pairs really well with your most commonly used bathroom marbles, such as Carrara and Statuary." - Karen Asprea, Whitehall Interiors

"I tend to like colors that are hard to read, and Sable Calm definitely falls under that category. The color changes depending on the time of day. It's like a mood ring: Soothing and dark at night and refreshing during the day. Watch out navy! Dark green is moving in!" - Joann Neenan, Homepolish

"This pale gray has beautiful light-reflective qualities that accentuate the architecture through subtle shadows without distortion. It's sophisticated and subtle, yet warm. A color I keep returning to for bathrooms without hesitation." - Jeff Andrews, Jeff Andrews – Design

"My favorite bathroom color is a warm dark gray and I find it to be a really good color to get dressed by in the mornings. It's always easier to see how you look against a dark background, with good lighting of course, and this gray is very complementary to every skin tone." - Tim Campbell, Studio Tim Campbell

"Farrow and Ball's Elephant's Breath pairs beautifully with stone and adds a timeless and holistic feel to any bath." - Melissa Lewis, Lewis Giannoulias Interiors

"For the guest bath? Go crazy. Try Newton's Indigo with brass hardware." - Jamie Davis, Portola Paints

"It's a beautiful, cheery and clean, warm white that doesn't lean yellow or blue or gray. It also isn't blinding. It works well in most lighting, so it's a go-to for me, especially with the by-video clients I help since I can't be there to see the light with my own eyes." - Mandy Cheng, Homepolish

"Usually I like my bathroom tiles to be the main event and I let the walls relax into a pale shade of one of the colors in the tiles. The Benjamin Moore color #OC-9, Ballet White, is warm and soft and it doesn't steal the attention away from the tile design. It accomplishes a sophisticated and overall finished appearance for the bathroom." - Hilary Unger, Perianth Interior Design

"San Francisco is full of bathrooms and split baths with traditional Edwardian detailing: White hex mosaic floors, white subway tile showers and wainscots and thick window and door moldings. A great way to add unexpected contrast and class to these spaces is by painting the walls and ceiling deep charcoal gray." - Emilie Munroe, Studio Munroe