Some colors simply fill a space. Others have a way of shaping how everything around them feels. Grounded, BEHR® 2027 Color of the Year, is one of those colors. This mossy olive green paint color with warm brown undertones brings warmth, depth, and a restorative connection to nature into the home.
Its beauty lies in its versatility. Grounded can feel quietly sophisticated alongside warm neutrals, fresh and organic with greens and other earthy hues, or more expressive when paired with unexpected color. Warm whites, tonal greens, soft pinks, earthy terracottas, and colorful accents all offer distinct ways to build a palette around its olive-green character. Like the landscape that inspired it, the shade feels at home among a range of colors, materials, and textures, making it a natural foundation for spaces designed to endure.
And Grounded isn’t limited to four walls. From an accent wall or staircase to kitchen cabinetry, a bathroom vanity, or a favorite piece of furniture, the color can be used in different proportions to completely shift the mood of a space. The BEHR® 2027 Color Trends Palette expands those possibilities even further, offering complementary hues for combinations ranging from tonal and understated to colorful and contrasting.
Discover colors that pair with Grounded and inspiring ways to bring BEHR’s 2027 Color of the Year into every room.
Create a Tonal Dining Room with Grounded
Bring color beyond the walls by pairing Grounded with a softer green overhead. Grounded wraps the dining room in rich, earthy color, while Environmental, a lighter green on the ceiling creates a subtle shift in tone that draws the eye upward. Together, the greens create an immersive tonal effect with just enough variation to give the room dimension.
For added warmth, pair the combination with natural wood, woven textures, warm metals, and other organic finishes
Layer Shades of Green
A mix of warm, cool, and earthy greens gives this bathroom an unexpected yet harmonious point of view. Environmental creates a soft, light green backdrop, while Grounded brings richness to the vanity. On the ceiling, Hidden Gem introduces a cooler green for a refreshing shift in temperature. Together, the varied shades show how an olive-green color palette can move from warm to cool while still feeling connected, creating a nuanced, tonal look full of character.
Bring Color to Kitchen Cabinets with Grounded
Olive green kitchen cabinets offer a natural way to introduce depth and color without overwhelming a space. Pair Grounded kitchen cabinetry with soft peachy pink walls for a fresh interpretation of an earthy complementary palette. Grounded gives the cabinetry substance and presence, while muted Sedona Pink adds gentle warmth and a softer counterpoint. Together, the colors create an inviting contrast that feels unexpected yet beautifully connected. Crisp white countertops and backsplash bring brightness, while black and gold metallic accents in the lighting and seating add polished contrast
Make a Staircase a Color Moment
Wheat Grass on the surrounding walls pairs naturally with Grounded along the staircase, creating a tonal green palette with subtle contrast and depth. Grounded’s deeper, browned-green quality gives the architectural feature greater presence, while the softer, lighter quality of Wheat Grass keeps the overall look fresh and inviting.
Define a Space with Grounded
Grounded transforms an often-overlooked area beneath the staircase into a distinctive color moment. Tuscan Terra on the staircase wall adds warm, earthy contrast, while crisp white trim and railing create definition. The combination shows how olive green can work alongside warmer earth tones without losing its natural character. Eclectic furnishings, playful patterns, and collected accents bring the palette to life, creating a casual, personality-filled setting for relaxing and downtime.
Create a Cozy, Colorful Kids’ Room
In a spacious kids’ room with high ceilings and white-painted brick, Smokey Claret on the walls adds warmth and makes the expansive space feel cozier. Grounded on the storage shelving provides an earthy counterpoint, helping unify the varied colors, patterns, and playful accents throughout the room. The deeper olive green acts as a visual anchor for the room’s more expressive colors, creating a comfortable, creative space that feels colorful without feeling disconnected.
Bring Grounded to the Exterior
An olive green house exterior can feel especially at home among natural materials and surrounding landscape colors. Grounded works just as naturally outside the home, where its earthy character connects beautifully with the surrounding landscape. Used on the shingles, it pairs with Introspective siding for a layered, organic look, while First Snow on the trim and garage door adds fresh definition. Radiance on the front door delivers an unexpected burst of warmth, giving the exterior a welcoming focal point.
From tonal greens and warm earth tones to soft pinks and unexpected accents, Grounded offers countless ways to build a palette around its earthy character. Its mossy olive tone makes it equally adaptable to subtle, nature-inspired combinations and more expressive color pairings. Used as a dominant color or in smaller moments on cabinetry, furniture, vanities, and architectural details, it can adapt to a range of rooms, styles, and moods.
Ready to find the right combination for your space? Visit BEHR.com to chat with ChatHUE for more ideas on colors that coordinate with Grounded, then use the BEHR® Paint Your Place® Visualizer feature to preview your favorites in your own space before you paint.
Colorfully yours,
Diana
Grounded pairs well with warm neutrals, earthy greens, soft pinks, warm terracottas, crisp whites, and deeper accent colors. Colors such as Environmental, Wheat Grass, Hidden Gem, Sedona Pink, Tuscan Terra, Smokey Claret, First Snow, and Radiance can create tonal, complementary, or contrasting looks.
BEHR® Grounded T27-01 is a mossy olive green with earthy brown undertones. Its warmth lets it work as a grounding backdrop on walls or as a statement color on cabinetry, vanities, furniture, and architectural details.
Warm whites, creamy off-whites, soft beiges, and other nature-inspired neutrals can lighten and balance Grounded’s deeper olive tone. Blank Canvas, Whipped Cream, First Snow, and Painter’s White are strong examples from the featured palettes.
For a tonal palette, pair Grounded with lighter or softer greens such as Wheat Grass or Environmental. Hidden Gem introduces a cooler green note, adding more temperature contrast while keeping the palette within the green family.
Yes. Soft, muted pink can create a warm complementary contrast with olive green. Sedona Pink softens Grounded’s earthy depth while still giving the palette a distinct color relationship.
Yes. Grounded can bring depth to kitchen cabinetry and islands. Pair it with lighter countertops and backsplashes, or use a warmer wall color such as Sedona Pink to create contrast while keeping the room inviting and grounded.
Use the BEHR® Color Visualizer to try Grounded and coordinating colors in sample rooms or upload a photo of your own space before choosing a palette.
