2026 Color Trends of the Year and How to Achieve Them on Your Façade
The results are in! Industry leaders have unveiled their colors of the year for 2026, setting the stage for the next era of interior design and exterior architecture. Together, this autumnal color palette pulls inspiration from nature for complementary organic hues that can be dressed up or down, modern or traditional. If you’re ready to invigorate your building façade, explore the 2026 color trends for paints and discover the Dryvit acrylic finish options that can bring them to life.
An unexpected color forecast for 2026 is the cozy red-brown selected by both Glidden with their choice of Warm Mahogany and Clark+Kensington with Hazelnut Crunch. This rich earth tone keeps rooms and façades grounded with an unconventional neutral and is similar to Dryvit’s exterior finishes of Winter Brown, Red Clay and Irish Coffee. 
Multiple design trendsetters picked vivid shades of teal for their 2026 Colors of the Year, with WGSN and Coloro’s selection of Transformative Teal and Behr choosing their Hidden Gem. Both are a bold blend of blue and green that make a statement, whether used to color wash a room or simply to highlight key architectural features. For your building exterior, look to the comparable finishes of Mysterious Forest, Bermuda Blue or Forest Green from Dryvit. 
Sherwin-Williams and Dutch Boy alike predict that soft shades of off-white will be the paint Color of the Year with Universal Khaki and Melodious Ivory respectively. These versatile creams are strong enough to stand alone, but also pair well with other colors as an accent. They can be incorporated with both contemporary and historical aesthetics across interior design and exterior cladding. These beige hues would be especially effective on architectural shapes such as arches, columns, cornices, custom trim and molding. To utilize this trend on your façade, Canvas, Clover and Sand from Dryvit are a close match. 
Warm black tones are in style this year for both interior and exterior spaces. Like Benjamin Moore’s Color of the Year, Silhouette, and Dryvit’s Cozy Black, Dark Chocolate and Swiss Mocha, these dark neutrals offer a timeless complement to any architectural design. For a more dramatic effect, consider using these colors with various sheens or finish textures to add visual interest even with a monochromatic color scheme.
Another nature-inspired color anticipated to be popular in 2026 is the soft olive green of Valspar’s Warm Eucalyptus and Dunn-Edwards’ Midnight Garden. These colors of the year evoke sustainability and beauty, adding an elevated woodsy feeling to any space. If you’d like to integrate these biophilic design elements to your building’s exterior cladding, Dryvit offers Deep Moss, Kiwi Green and Arbor Green to achieve this goal with EIFS construction.
The 2026 colors of the year balance a trendy, yet classic look that won’t go out of style anytime soon. From the lightest beige to the darkest brown, the deep palette can be utilized across any interior or exterior design aesthetic. To emulate this year’s color trends on your building’s façade, check out Dryvit’s array of fade-resistant color options for your EIFS.
