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Stains Color Guide

Minwax® helps you select the ideal stain color for your wood project.

The colors shown are for reference purposes only. They have been reproduced using digital production techniques. Always test stain on a hidden area of the wood to verify desired color.

Wood Finish Oil-Based Penetrating Stain
Wood Finish Water-Based Penetrating Stain
Gel Stain
PolyShades®
Design Series
Express Color™
Wood Finishing Cloths

Minwax® Wood Finish Oil-Based Penetrating Stain

Simply White 275
Natural 209
Fruitwood 241
Pickled Oak 260
Silvered Grey 282
Cherry 235
Golden Oak 210B
Puritan Pine 218
Classic Gray 271
Rustic Beige 281
Sedona Red 222
Colonial Maple 223
Ipswich Pine 221
Driftwood 2126
Slate 284
Red Chestnut 232
Golden Pecan 245
Special Walnut 224
Weathered Oak 270
Vintage Blue 288
Gunstock 231
English Chestnut 233
Early American 230
Provincial 211
Aged Barrel 283
Red Oak 215
Espresso 273
Dark Walnut 2716
Mocha 280
Navy 286
Red Mahogany 225
Honey 272
Jacobean 2750
Ebony 2718
True Black 274
Barn Red 287

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Minwax® Wood Finish Water-Based Penetrating Stain Semi-Transparent and Solid

Packaged Colors

Pure White 1081
Tinsmith Gray 1091
Classic Gray 271
Barn Red 287
Royal Pine 1040
Navy 286
True Black 274

Wood Finish Water-Based Penetrating Stain Tintable Colors Reds

Blossom Pink 1158
Brick Red 1163
Terracotta 1130
Sedona Red 1152
Copper Brown 1153
Barn Red 1137
Sangria 1150
Crimson 1147
Aged Burgundy 1164
Burnt Sienna 1156

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Wood Finish Water-Based Penetrating Stain Tintable Colors Yellows

Desert Sand 1100
Golden Pecan 1022
Lemon 1007
Natural 1021
Weathered Oak 1042
Gunstock 1151
Sienna 1133
Bisque 1132
Russet 1135
Harvest Gold 1011

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Wood Finish Water-Based Penetrating Stain Tintable Colors Greens

Chartreuse 1019
Antique Jade 1020
Austin Field 1029
Vintage Blue 1057
Modest Mint 1028
Gentle Olive 1017
Green Tea 1027
Hunter Green 1039
Viridian Green 1037
Royal Pine 1040

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Wood Finish Water-Based Penetrating Stain Tintable Colors Blues

Colton Blue 1058
Bay Blue 1049
Navy 1067
Island Water 1069
Slate Blue 1080
Oasis Blue 1047
Skafi Blue 1050
Marine Blue 1060
Denim Blue 1070
Indigo 1079

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Wood Finish Water-Based Penetrating Stain Tintable Colors Browns

Red Mahogany 1144
English Chestnut 1045
Early American 1113
Driftwood 1044
Chestnut 1124
Sumatra 1116
Pecan 1006
Raw Umber 1016
Raw Cocoa 1064
Dark Walnut 1126

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Wood Finish Water-Based Penetrating Stain Tintable Colors Grays

Classic Gray 1082
Silvered Gray 1092
Silver Ash 1073
Oyster Gray 1075
Slate 1088
Ebony 1084
Smoked Umber 1063
Rowe House 1105
Charcoal Gray 1077
True Black 1085

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Wood Finish Water-Based Penetrating Stain Tintable Colors Pastels

Simply White 1101
Warm White 1121
Honeydew 1010
White Frost 1071
Pure White 1081
Pickled Oak 1041
Cottage Oak 1111
White Elm 1061
Platinum 1072
Tinsmith Gray 1091

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Minwax® Gel Stain

Chestnut
Aged Oak
Antique Maple
Honey Maple
Mahogany
Walnut
Cherrywood
Brazilian Rosewood
Red Elm
Hickory
Black
Coffee

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Minwax® PolyShades®

Honey Pine
Pecan
Olde Maple
Antique Walnut
Royal Walnut
Tudor
Classic Oak
American Chestnut
Bombay Mahogany
Mission Oak
Natural Cherry
Classic Black
Espresso
Honey

To learn how PolyShades® can help you easily change the color of your stained or polyurethane finished wood, view the PolyShades® Color Transformation Guide.

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