Renew Blue Is Valspar's 2024 Color of the Year—and It Will Turn Your Home Into a Soothing Retreat

The cool blues and greens that defined the paint trends of the last few years offer a calming, natural complement to warm neutrals and bolder accent shades. Valspar's just-released 2024 Color of the Year, Renew Blue, continues the trend, combining soothing tones of blue and organic undertones of green and gray to create a use-anywhere shade that can anchor your home's entire aesthetic. 

"Blue is a classic shade that has become the new neutral for today's home and can be mixed and matched to fit a variety of design styles and applications," said Sue Kim, Valspar's director of color marketing, in the company's press release. "Inspired by fleeting elements like fog, mist, clouds, and glacier lakes, Renew Blue elevates the everyday mood, encourages self-expression, and evokes a feeling of balance and calm, with a twist of unique spontaneity."

In previous years, Valspar released a palette of 12 Colors of the Year that complemented each other, allowing homeowners and decorators to create a cohesive design sense throughout their space. Last year’s collection included soothing whites, pale blue, deep teal, terra-cotta red, and earthy browns.

For 2024, the brand condensed their focus to a single shade—one that adds a sense of tranquility to any part of your house, from your front porch to your family room. "Our home is a space where we are creating a sense of comfort and slowing down," said Kim. 

While the color is saturated enough to stand on its own as a wall color, including in a full color drench, the company also suggests it as an accent shade for woodwork, entryway doors, and cabinetry. Pair it with gray- or tan-undertone neutrals in a nursery, use it to add color to a refinished table-and-chairs set, or allow it to contrast with natural materials like wood, jute, and bamboo.