Benjamin Moore Color of the Year 2025: Cinnamon Slate

2025 is right around the corner, and it’s time to reveal another Color of the Year. Paint company Benjamin Moore has chosen Cinnamon Slate as its 2025 color. Benjamin Moore’s Cinnamon Slate is a delicate combination of plum and velvety brown. This soothing color brings a smooth, familiar atmosphere to any design space.

This delicate mix of heathered plum and velvety brown offers enduring style and a modern sensibility. after two bolder hues, Raspberry Blush and Blue Nova, as their Color of the Year Cinnamom Slate is a return to a more soothing color, just like their 2022 color October Mist.

See also: Every Color of the Year for 2025 (So Far!)

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“As the use of more saturated color in design has increased in recent years, we are seeing a growing interest in more nuanced colors, whose undertones add intricacy and dimension,” said Andrea Magno, director of color marketing & design at Benjamin Moore.

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“Cinnamon Slate is an inviting hue that offers enduring style and modern sensibility. Its depth and richness bring an air of approachability and sense of comfort throughout the home, making it a new favorite for years to come.”’

Benjamin Moore Color Trends 2025 Palette

The timeless yet modern hue Cinnamon Slate is part of the Color Trends palette, featuring ten beautiful quietly colorful hues. This palette of foundational colors flows seamlessly from one room to the next.

Benjamin Moore Color Trends Palette 2025 nordroom
top row: sea salt – cinnamon slate – leather saddle brown – chowning’s tan – tissue pink
bottom row: stained glass – ashwood moss – rosepine – paris rain – glacier white

Whether combined within a single space or carried throughout the entire home, these carefully chosen hues radiate warmth, comfort, and a relaxed ambiance. With this palette, you will uncover the elegance of undertones and the potential they bring to your design.

Draw inspiration from serene yet confident colors that are both versatile and unique. The Benjamin Moore Color Trends 2025 palette encourages you to explore the full spectrum, highlighting what makes color truly captivating.

Living Room Benjamin Moore Sea Salt Color Trends Palette 2025 nordroom
paint color: sea salt
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paint color: stained glass
color drenched benjamin moore color of the year 2025 cinnamon slate nordroom
paint color: cinnamon slate
closet Entry stained Glass benjamin moore
paint color: stained glass
dining Room Leather Saddle Brown benjamin moore
paint color: leather saddle brown
green door benjamin moore color of the year 2025 cinnamon slate nordroom
green living room benjamin moore color of the year 2025 cinnamon slate nordroom
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paint color: rosepine
Kids Room tissue Pink benjamin moore nordroom
paint color: tissue pink
Kitchen Tissue Pink Benjamin Moore color trends palette 2025 nordroom
paint color: tissue pink
Library benjamin moore Ashwood Moss color trends palette 2025 nordroom
paint color: ashwood moss
pink and green room benjamin moore color of the year 2025 cinnamon slate nordroom
staircase Sea Salt color trends palette nordroom
tan colored room benjamin moore color of the year 2025 cinnamon slate nordroom
paint color: chowning’s tan
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paint color: glacier white

Benjamin Moore ‘Cinnamom Slate’ Interior Inspiration

Let’s take a look at how you can incorporte Benjamin Moore’s Cinnamon Slate into your home. Please note that the colors in these images are not always exactly the same, but they give you an impression on how to style this color.

Benjamin Moore Color of the Year 2025: Cinnamon Slate
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This color looks beautiful in any room of the house, from the hallway to the bathroom.

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photo: Anthropologie
purple sofa in light living space with wooden floor
photo: The Modern House

Painting isn’t the only way you can incorporate Benjamin Moore’s Cinnamon Slate into your home. How about a plum colored sofa. You can see something similar in this Duplex apartment in London.

gray living room with purple sofa
photo: Levin Mäkleri

Another example of adding cinnamon slate in furniture. This gray living room in a Stockholm apartment has been given a warm color accent with this use of sofa.

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Heather (@house_of_whimsy_and_whiskers) knew the beauty of this color, long before Benjamin Moore did. In her living room, she paired a similar shade with ochre yellow and green.

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photo: Haris Kenjar

Interior designer knows how to decorate with color, so it comes as no surpire that she has already used a color similar to Cinnamon Slate in one of her homes. In her Washington project, she chose the warm color for a bathroom paired with golden accents and blue curtains.

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photo: IKEA
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