50 Prettiest Colors to Paint Your Front Door
It's the easiest (and most affordable) way to make a good first impression.
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The best front door colors can shift the look and feel of your entire home. Walking up the stairs to your front porch after a long day is like getting close to the finish line. A bold front door paint color lifts your spirits for a strong finish. From pitch black to sunshine yellow, a front door with major curb appeal can also make your home the most memorable one in the neighborhood.
That’s especially important if you’re getting ready to sell. Painting your front door is an affordable fix that can actually make your house sell for more money. While red is one of the most popular front door colors, it isn’t the pigment that’s worth the most: Zillow research found that a black front door can help a home sell for an estimated $6,449 more. Bethany Adams, an interior designer based in Louisville, Kentucky, says, “It’s easy for potential home buyers to imagine their own, potentially more colorful furnishings in rooms that are painted gray or another dark neutral.”
Not moving? No problem! Painting your front door is a high-impact and relatively easy DIY. Commit to a cheerful yellow shade, or keep things peaceful with a soft blue. Feel at one with nature with a leafy green door or energized by a statement-making red. Whatever you choose, your front door paint color will set the scene for the beauty to come within your home. Keep scrolling to see beautiful front door paint colors from designer projects and get inspiration from our archives.
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Terra-Cotta Orange
Justina Blakeney’s 1926 Spanish-style home in California has a striking terra-cotta hue on its exterior woodwork. The Jungalow founder’s paint choice pairs perfectly with the ceiling tiles.
Make it yours: Clare Paint Fire Sign
Regal Navy
This New York City townhome’s brickwork is striking on its own, but when paired with a navy front door it’s positively stunning. The hue is welcoming and sophisticated while accentuating the door’s detailed woodwork.
Make it yours: Benjamin Moore Hale Navy
Coastal Blue
A coastal home can go kitschy fast. Instead of sea foam green or a myriad of seashells, opt for a cobalt blue front door to tie your home’s surroundings into its exterior design.
Make it yours: Benjamin Moore Van Deusen Blue
Natural Stain
Not a fan of paint finishes or want to embrace the natural tone of your front door’s wood? Opt for a warm maple wood stain instead. Ideal for country and farmhouse-style homes, it’s a great way to showcase your home’s millwork.
Make it yours: Behr TIS-510 Golden Oak
Cool-Toned Teal
To elevate her Florida home’s 1990s exterior, designer Ashley Gilbreath painted the exterior in a timeless white and added color through the details. This shade embraces the coastal setting while still feeling elevated and sophisticated.
Make it yours: Farrow & Ball Dix Blue
Gray Green
In this Italian villa designed by Jenny and Dave Marrs–known as Campo Sasso, which means “the rocky field” in Italian—guests and family are welcomed through beautiful green doorways.
Make it yours: Farrow & Ball Card Room Green
Sunshine Yellow
To draw visitors into their cafe and greeting card shop, these homeowners (who live in the apartment upstairs) went for a bright yellow front door color that stands out on even the gloomiest days.
Make it yours: Farrow & Ball Citron
Cerulean Blue
When you want to give your home a Mediterranean feeling, there’s no better option than a striking azure. This shade pairs nicely with the tiled fountain.
Make it yours: Backdrop Home Novelty Wave
Related: The Best Blue Paint Colors
Hunter Green
When designer Amanda Reynal was restoring the exterior of her 1880s farmhouse in the Catskills, she looked to the color wheel. The home’s body was originally painted in a Nantucket red, so she kept that shade and complemented it with trim in a deep hunter green.
Make it yours: Farrow & Ball Beverly
Stormy Gray
To add contrast to a simple home exterior, opt for a darker front door color. It will help draw the eye to your entrance and make your door stand out. Plus, darker front door colors are more coveted by potential home buyers.
Make it yours: Farrow & Ball Railings
Cinder Rose
Striking front door colors make your home stand out without breaking the bank, as seen on this porch by Studio Lifestyle. The warm pink color will look even sweeter when this pendant light lights it up from golden hour into the night.
Make it yours: Farrow & Ball Cinder Rose
Coffee Date
Dallas designer Doniphan Moore transformed the 1976 vacation home that’s been in his family for three generations into a reflection of his mother’s fashionable taste. Open the dark chocolate front door of this 4,706-square-foot getaway in Vero Beach, Florida, and you’ll find a contemporary and feminine oasis inside.
Make it yours: Clare Paint Coffee Date
Frank Blue
You’ll always find your way home in the bustling city if you paint your front door in this berry blue. It stands out in a sea of Victorian brownstones, as seen here on Eliza Crater Harris’s NYC home.
Make it yours: Sherwin-Williams Frank Blue
Barbie Dreamhouse Blue
This modern San Diego stunner by Kathleen McCormick speaks for itself. The concrete steps, Malibu Barbie blue door, and steel-and-glass facade need no further introduction.
Make it yours: Backdrop Barbie Dreamhouse Blue
Dark Steel Blue
Ray Booth reverses the typical black-and-white look with white trim and dark siding, giving this home a modern edge. The extra-wide blue door (painted in Fine Paints of Europe e013-60) adds a splash of interest and contrast without making too bold a statement.
Make it yours: Sherwin-Williams Refuge
Umbria Red
For their Millbrook, New York, country house, Peter Pennoyer and Katie Ridder used a punchy shade of red that pops against bright white.
Make it yours: Benjamin Moore Umbria Red 1316
Sage Green
Philip Thomas chose a pale sage green color to adorn all the exterior trims of this cedar home. The specific shade perfectly reflects the foundation plantings. and landscape design.
Make it yours: Valspar Sparkling Sage
Light Gray-Green
A creamy neutral changes with the light for an always flattering facade at this home by Gil Schafer. Here, it appears to have pale sage undertones, perfect for a space with green accents and a historic feel.
Make it yours: Farrow & Ball Old White No. 4
Yellow Gold
A gray monochromatic color scheme, shown here on this charming seaside cottage by Juan Carretero, offers a soothing welcome to family and friends. The color contrasts beautifully with the lawn and hydrangeas. But a fun surprise greets you at the front door: sunny yellow paint! Sherwin-Williams Quilt Gold covers both the interior and exterior of the front door.
Make it yours: Sherwin-Williams Quilt Gold
Turquoise
Bella Mancini enlivened this front door as well as the screen door frame with a bold shade of turquoise, Benjamin Moore's Santa Clara. This color feels right at home with the cedar shake and hydrangeas but also sets the tone for what's ahead inside, design-wise.
Make it yours: Benjamin Moore Santa Clara 753
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