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Kitchen backsplash/Photo courtesy of Benjamin Moore/Aegean Teal remains popular a year after being named Color of the Year for 2021.

More than a year after it was named the Color of the Year for 2021, Benjamin Moore's Aegean Teal is the paint brand's most popular paint color, according to Homes & Gardens magazine.

"Aegean Teal 2136-40 expresses a welcoming, lived-in quality that celebrates the connections and real moments that take place within the home," Andrea Magno, Benjamin Moore Director of Color, told the interiors mag of the shade's popularity, noting that the color "creates natural harmony."

Other Benjamin Moore colors that continue to trend, says the magazine, are, in order of popularity, Hale Navy, Edgecomb Gray, Revere Pewter, and Pale Oak.

Aegean Teal preceded Benjamin Moore's 2022 Color of the Year, October Mist, a pale silver-green that echoed other paint brands' green picks for the year. Sherwin-Williams's color of the year for 2022 is a shade of green, Evergreen Fog, while Farrow & Ball's trends palette for the year also included a sage.

As for the still-trending 2021 color, Aegean Teal pairs well with Gray Cashmere, Atrium White, Muslin, and others from the brand's line.