Kingston
With a focus on versatile and reflective tones, Kingston (9677) is a standout Green in our database. It was selected for this featured gallery for its ability to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. See it applied across 10 real world scenarios and find professional pairing data below.
Hex
#D4DCD3
LRV
69.97
Kingston in Real Rooms
Kingston has a high LRV of 69.97 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Green family, the photos below show it applied in a bathroom, front door, bedroom, home office, dining room, house, kitchen, mudroom, living room and patio.
1 Bathroom Photo
Pairing Kingston with natural stone like travertine or slate creates an earthy, elemental bathroom that feels connected to nature. It moves the design away from plastic-heavy modernism toward something much more timeless and tactile.
Kingston — vintage bathroom
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1 Front Door Photo
Using Kingston for the front door allows the hardware to be the "jewelry" of the house. Whether you choose a modern long-bar handle or a traditional knocker, the color provides the perfect stage for the metalwork to shine.
scandinavian front door featuring Kingston by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bedroom Photo
For guest bedrooms, Kingston is a welcoming embrace. It's a universally appealing tone that feels clean and fresh for new arrivals, yet has enough "personality" to make their stay feel special and considered. It works across all seasons, feeling cool in summer and cozy in winter.
A cozy bedroom painted in Kingston
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1 Home Office Photo
Kingston in an office encourages a "deep work" mindset. Its depth and maturity create an environment of gravitas, helping you take your own projects and ambitions more seriously through the sheer atmosphere of the room.
Sherwin-Williams Kingston in a neutral home office
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1 Dining Room Photo
Kingston in the dining room sets a tone of warmth and occasion. Whether used on all four walls or as a single statement wall behind a sideboard, it creates the kind of atmosphere that makes every dinner feel like a special event.
Kingston paint in a contemporary dining room
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1 House Photo
Exterior paint earns its keep over years, not months — it needs to handle bleaching summers, wet winters, and the slow shifts of a neighborhood's context. Kingston has the depth and pigment quality to age gracefully through all of it.
Kingston color — scandinavian house inspiration
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1 Kitchen Photo
The challenge with kitchen color is longevity: it needs to look right at 7am under bright task lights and at dinner with the pendants dimmed low. Kingston manages to bridge all three lighting scenarios with ease, which is a rarer quality in a paint pigment than it sounds.
Kingston — vintage kitchen
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1 Mudroom Photo
In a mudroom, Kingston provides a clean "reset" as you enter the home. It's a palette cleanser that helps you leave the stress of the outside world at the door, creating a transition zone that is both functional and beautiful.
Kingston paint in a cottagecore mudroom
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1 Living Room Photo
When applied to living room walls, Kingston creates a sense of "visual quiet." It eliminates the erratic shadows found in busier spaces, instead providing a steady, rhythmic tone that ties together disparate furniture styles. It's the common thread that makes a room full of heirlooms and modern pieces feel like a cohesive collection.
A organic modern living room painted in Kingston
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1 Patio Photo
Kingston is particularly effective when used on a garden wall as a backdrop for plants. The deep tone makes the bright greens of leaves and the vibrant colors of flowers look almost neon in their intensity, creating a high-design garden look.
boho patio featuring Kingston by Sherwin-Williams
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Coordinating Colors
White Sail reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Kingston encloses it.
Kingston reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 14), opening up a space where Mountain Pass encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 72 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 70) makes Fleeting Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Kingston reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Green Trance reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (78 vs 70) makes White Mint the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Kingston reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 16), opening up a space where Wood Violet encloses it.
Kingston reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 28), opening up a space where Berry Cream encloses it.
Kingston reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 28), opening up a space where Radiant Lilac encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (81 vs 70) makes Feathery Lilac the marginally brighter of the two.
Kingston reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 21), opening up a space where Veri Berri encloses it.
Lighter Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 70) makes Fleeting Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Kingston reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 57), opening up a space where Holly Glen encloses it.
Kingston reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 40), opening up a space where Nurture Green encloses it.
Kingston reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 44), opening up a space where Forever Green encloses it.