See Benjamin Moore Colors on Your House
One photo, any Benjamin Moore color — White Dove, Hale Navy, Kendall Charcoal, or an obscure code off a fan deck. Your siding gets the new color; the brick, roof, windows and landscaping stay put. The full BM deck lives here next to every other major brand, so one photo settles a cross-brand shortlist.
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Popular Benjamin Moore Exterior Colors
These are the Benjamin Moore colors people actually put on houses, with their official codes. Every photo below is a real render from this tool on the same house — tap through the deck, then try your favorites on a photo of your own house. Exterior light roughly doubles how bright a color feels compared to a chip indoors, which is why the preview beats staring at a fan deck.
Whites
White Dove America's default soft white — warm enough for any roof, never yellow. Chantilly Lace The crispest of the classic whites — built for modern farmhouse trim.
Grays & Darks
Kendall Charcoal The safe deep charcoal — drama without going full black.
Blues & Greens
Hale Navy Possibly the most-painted exterior navy in America — classic, not nautical.
Why Preview BM Colors Here
Benjamin Moore's own tool, Personal Color Viewer, shows Benjamin Moore colors only. Reasonable for a brand site. Limiting for a real decision — because most exterior shortlists are not single-brand. The finalists end up being a BM white against a Sherwin-Williams white, or Hale Navy against a Behr navy the painter suggested. Here they all live in one tool, so the comparison happens on one photo of your house under one set of shadows — not across three browser tabs with three sample scenes.
Flip the same photo through Sherwin-Williams or Behr exterior colors without re-uploading anything. Two candidates look close on chips? Render both, put them side by side. The undertone difference that was invisible on a two-inch chip settles it in seconds. And it's free while in beta — it runs in the browser on any phone or computer, no app to download.
From Preview to the BM Dealer
Every preview is tied to a real Benjamin Moore code, and the code is the whole handshake. Walk into any Benjamin Moore retailer, say "White Dove OC-17" or "Wrought Iron 2124-10", and they mix exactly that color in whichever exterior line fits your siding and budget. No special orders, no translation step — the codes you shortlist here are the codes on the shelf.
One habit worth keeping: renders eliminate, samples decide. Previews use the published values behind each code, but your screen, your camera and your actual sun exposure all shift how a color reads — so narrow the deck to two or three finalists on your photo, buy sample pints of just those, and brush big patches on a sunny wall and a shaded one. Look in the morning and again at dinner. The color that survives both checks — the render and the patch — is the one the house gets painted with. Doing the trim or the front door at the same time? Test those in the same session so the whole scheme gets judged together.
Render both on the same photo of your house before you buy the samples.
Buying Benjamin Moore Well
Independent Dealers, Not Big-Box Aisles
Benjamin Moore sells through independent paint dealers, not big-box aisles. That changes the errand. The person at the counter mixes paint all day, knows which primer your chalky old siding needs, and will tell you when the cheaper line is honestly enough. It's a big part of why so many painters default to BM: the store is staffed like a trade counter, not a warehouse.
Know the HC and OC Collections
Know where the exterior classics live in the deck. The Historic collection — the HC codes, like Hale Navy HC-154 — and the Off-White collection — the OC codes, like White Dove OC-17 — hold most of the colors this page recommends. Ask for either collection's card at the dealer and you're browsing a pre-curated shortlist instead of 3,500 chips.
Aura vs. Regal Select Is Resin, Not Color
Aura and Regal Select differ in resin and hide, not in color. White Dove is the same White Dove in either can. Aura buys thicker film, better fade resistance and one-coat coverage on hard color changes; Regal covers most repaints fine. Pick the tier for the job, not the color.
Benjamin Moore Visualizer FAQ
Does Benjamin Moore have its own color viewer?
Yes — Personal Color Viewer — and it shows Benjamin Moore colors only, reasonable for a brand site but limiting for a real decision, since most exterior shortlists are not single-brand. Here every deck lives in one tool, so the comparison happens on one photo under one set of shadows.
Can I compare a BM color against Sherwin-Williams or Behr?
Yes — flip the same photo through Sherwin-Williams or Behr colors without re-uploading anything. Two candidates that look close on chips get rendered side by side, and the undertone difference that was invisible on a two-inch chip settles it in seconds.
How do I take a preview to the paint store?
Every preview is tied to a real Benjamin Moore code. Walk into any Benjamin Moore retailer, say "White Dove OC-17" or "Wrought Iron 2124-10", and they mix exactly that color in whichever exterior line and sheen fits your siding and budget.
Aura or Regal Select — which tier should I buy?
They differ in resin and hide, not in color — White Dove is the same White Dove in either can. Aura buys thicker film, better fade resistance and one-coat coverage on hard color changes; Regal covers most repaints fine. Pick the tier for the job, not the color.
More Brands and Surfaces
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