Here's the Most Popular Paint Color From the Year You Were Born, According to Experts

From walls to carpets, orange was the hottest home color in 1967. From Behr’s Blazing Bonfire to Benjamin Moore’s Harvest Moon and Sherwin-Williams’ Navel, no late-1960s home was complete without this color on its walls.

Following the popularity of orange, lemon yellow and lime green walls had their own moment of popularity. Benjamin Moore cites Citrus Green as one of their most popular colors during this time, while Sherwin-Williams’ Daisy and PPG’s Mariposa were popular interior colors.

Beginning the move away from poppy neon colors of the 1960s, Benjamin Moore says Ruby Red was the popular color that closed out the decade.

With the first-ever Earth Day in April 1970, the early 70s saw a shift from the bold, bright colors of the 60s to toned-down earthy shades like beige, avocado, rust, and brown. Behr’s Moss Stone and Benjamin Moore’s Caramel Corn, and Roasted Sesame Seed covered the walls of 1970s homes.

Experts from Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Glidden, and Benjamin Moore agree that Avocado Green was the “It” color of the early 70s. This mild green color showed up on appliances, carpets, doors, and walls, and was the color of choice for the living room in “The Brady Bunch,” which ran from 1969 to 1974.

As the earthy trend continued throughout the 70s, Harvest Gold emerged as a popular home color, lightening spaces dominated by wood-paneled walls.

Experts from Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, Glidden, and Pantone point out the dominance of rust-colored decor in the mid-70s, a subtler alternative to the bold orange walls that dominated a decade earlier.

From stained wood to nearly-black walls, homeowners in the mid-70s weren’t afraid to dabble in the dark side. Benjamin Moore’s Black Bean Soup was one of the company’s most popular colors this year.

Despite the popularity of avocado green, terracotta orange, and dark gray interiors, off-white and beige walls had their time to shine in the late 70s, as seen on the set of ‘All in the Family,’ which ran from 1971 to 1979.

Earth tones maintained their popularity throughout the 70s, but sandy beige emerged as a popular choice for paint colors as a new decade approached.

For the first time this decade, cooler tones make a big comeback. Benjamin Moore’s November Skies was the brand’s most popular color as the 1970s came to a close, ushering in the pastel takeover of the 1980s.

Out with the heavy earth tones of the 1970s, and in with the frothy pastel palette of the 1980s. From country-style decor to chintz, teal was another interior trend that was welcomed with the new decade.

Warm white walls allowed bold furnishings like artwork, furniture, pillows, and rugs the chance to stand out.

A few years after the 1981 premiere of MTV and its bold purple logo, this pale purple color was also a popular interior color in homes across the country.

With its pastel palettes, the 1984 premiere of ‘Miami Vice’ took this soft peachy color to new heights. Behr, Sherwin-Williams, and Glidden all agree its popularity translated to interior colors, as well.

Halfway through the decade, the trend of “soft” colors doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Denim-colored walls were popular and can be seen throughout the set of “The Cosby Show,” which premiered in 1984.

Homeowners favored soft blues and greens throughout the decade, and this calming turquoise color was especially popular in the mid-1980s.

Pastels remained popular for most of the decade, but the once peachy-pink gave way to a subtler, almost neutral, pink.