Sherwin Williams Mega Greige: Undertones, Best Uses, & Real Homes
By Kylie
October 2, 2024
Mega Greige: LRV, Undertones & a Little More
When it comes to the most popular greige and taupe paint colors, the top shades sit in the off-white and light depths. Not this bad boy! Mega Greige is an option for those who like a color with a bit more meat on its bones. Oh, it has that, and a whole lot more…
WHAT TYPE OF COLOR IS MEGA GREIGE?
Mega Greige is a greige-taupe paint color. What does this mean? Well, greige paint colors commit to a green undertone, and taupe paint colors commit to violet-pink. This crazy color winks at both without fully committing to either, making it super versatile. Either way, Mega Greige sits between gray and beige, which makes it a WARM paint color.
Even in cool northern light, Mega Greige will hold its color without falling cold. In a south-facing room or room with western afternoon sunshine, expect Mega Greige to lean into its warm roots in a wonderful way!
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WHAT’S THE LRV OF MEGA GREIGE?
Mega Greige has an LRV of 37, making it a medium-depth paint color. However, as far as colors in this range go, Mega Greige is on the lighter, softer side (learn more HERE).
With this LRV, Mega Greige has the potential to look a bit flat or dull in a low-light room, whether that’s due to not enough natural or interior lighting. However, with this slightly lower LRV, Mega Greige is an awesome choice for those who want to give a bit of depth and body to their well-lit room without weighing it down too much.
As you can see in the above photo, Mega Greige falls a bit flat. It passes the test because the white board & batten add contrast, energy, and life to the space. If all of the walls were Mega Greige, it would look way too drab.
Not sure what LRV is? It could save your paint-lovin’ life – read all about it HERE.
IS MEGA GREIGE A GOOD COLOR FOR CABINETS?
A million times, yes. While I haven’t had many Online Color Consulting clients choose it, Mega Greige can be gorgeous for kitchen cabinets, lower cabinets (with white uppers), a kitchen island, or bathroom vanity.
WHAT ARE MEGA GREIGE’S UNDERTONES?
As you learned earlier, Mega Greige is pretty uncommitted to being anything but ‘neutral.’ While this can be a great thing about Mega Greige, if your finishes NEED a purposeful violet-pink or green undertone, Mega Greige might not be enough. While there’s a tiny green hue hiding deep inside, it rarely shows up at the party.
With this subtlety, colors like Mega Greige, and its lighter versions, Anew Gray and Agreeable Gray, can even look slightly taupe (violet undertone) in some situations. Remember, the LESS a paint color commits to one undertone, the more likely it is to flash into the others.
Paint sampling just got a whole lot easier…and more fun, too!
Here’s your Peel & Stick sample of Mega Greige!
WHICH WHITE PAINT COLOR GOES WITH MEGA GREIGE?
Whether its for your trim or cabinets, you might need a fresh new shade of white. With its bit of added depth, Mega Greige has reasonable flexibility as it relates to white trim colors. Here are a few to check out…
- Sherwin Williams Pure White (fave)
- Sherwin Williams High Reflective White
- Benjamin Moore White Dove
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IS MEGA GREIGE A GOOD EXTERIOR COLOR?
HECK YES (that’s my inside voice yelling at you that it’s awesome), Mega Greige is an amazeballs exterior color. With its slightly lower LRV, it holds up well to exterior light, which can really blow out the color of a home when it’s in full force. Mega Greige also has the right neutral approach to suit a wide range of roof colors, as well as stone and brickwork.
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WHAT COLORS ARE SIMILAR TO MEGA GREIGE?
When it comes to color matching, every brand will have its own take on things, and you’ll never get a perfect match. However, if I’m sampling Mega Greige, I’m also looking at…
- Benjamin Moore Pashmina is just WICKED pretty, I love this color.
- Sherwin Williams Dorian Gray leans into gray, with similar flexible undertones (but slightly more green-inclined).
- Sherwin Williams Perfect Greige, which is warmer and more taupe (and friggin’ lovely).
- Sherwin Williams Intellectual Gray is like Mega Greige but commits to greige with a glorious green undertone (mad love).
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I rarely suggest color-matching between paint brands. If you’re thinking about it, you might want to read THIS first.
WHAT COLORS GO WITH MEGA GREIGE?
Mega Greige is a reasonably flexible and popular shade thanks to its undertones and depth. It can humor a range of colors, including…
- some lighter, muted, MODERN shades of beige
- gray with a blue-green undertone, ie. Sherwin Williams Gray Matters as well as darker gray-blue colors
- I’m obsessed with Mega Greige along with medium to dark shades of green…obsessed.
- some muted off-white paint colors, as long as they aren’t COOLER than Mega Greige or overly colorful
READ MORE
The Best Medium-Depth, Stone-Inspired Greige, Taupe, & Beige Colors
The Best DARK Greige & Taupe Paint Colors – Sherwin Williams
The Best DARK Gray Paint Colors – Sherwin Williams
Sherwin Williams 10 Best Gray & Greige Paint Colors (lighter)
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ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN 2022, UPDATED IN 2024
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