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Stains Color Guide

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

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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
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Minwax® Wood Finish Oil-Based Penetrating Stain

Featured Product Wood Finish Oil-Based Penetrating Stain Featured Product
  • Simply White 275 Simply White 275
  • Natural 209 Natural 209
  • Fruitwood 241 Fruitwood 241
  • Pickled Oak 260 Pickled Oak 260
  • SILVERED GREY Silvered Grey 282
  • Cherry 235 Cherry 235
  • Golden Oak 210B Golden Oak 210B
  • Puritan Pine 218 Puritan Pine 218
  • Classic Gray 271 Classic Gray 271
  • RUSTIC BEIGE Rustic Beige 281
  • Sedona Red 222 Sedona Red 222
  • Colonial Maple 223 Colonial Maple 223
  • Ipswich Pine 221 Ipswich Pine 221
  • Driftwood 2126 Driftwood 2126
  • SLATE Slate 284
  • Red Chestnut 232 Red Chestnut 232
  • Golden Pecan 245 Golden Pecan 245
  • Special Walnut 224 Special Walnut 224
  • Weathered Oak 270 Weathered Oak 270
  • VINTAGE BLUE Vintage Blue 288
  • Gunstock 231 Gunstock 231
  • English Chestnut 233 English Chestnut 233
  • Early American 230 Early American 230
  • Provincial 211 Provincial 211
  • AGED BARREL Aged Barrel 283
  • Red Oak 215 Red Oak 215
  • Espresso 273 Espresso 273
  • Dark Walnut 2716 Dark Walnut 2716
  • Simply White 275 Mocha 280
  • NAVY Navy 286
  • Red Mahogany 225 Red Mahogany 225
  • Honey 272 Honey 272
  • Jacobean 2750 Jacobean 2750
  • Ebony 2718 Ebony 2718
  • True Black 274 True Black 274
  • Barn Red Barn Red 287
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Minwax® Wood Finish Water-Based Penetrating Stain Semi-Transparent and Solid

Featured Product Wood Finish Water-Based Penetrating Stain Featured Product
Two capacities and 200+ colors. Make for limitless looks, semitransparent showcases wood grain. Solid color delivers more color, less wood grain. Showing split ship in navy. Two capacities and 200+ colors. Make for limitless looks, semitransparent showcases wood grain. Solid color delivers more color, less wood grain. Showing split ship in navy.

Packaged Colors

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

Wood Finish Water-Based Penetrating Stain Tintable Colors Reds

Semi-transparent showcases wood grain. Solid color delivers more color, less wood grain - Brick Red comparison
  • Blossom Pink 1158 Blossom Pink 1158
  • Brick Red 1163 Brick Red 1163
  • Terracotta 1130 Terracotta 1130
  • Sedona Red 1152 Sedona Red 1152
  • Copper Brown 1153 Copper Brown 1153
  • Barn Red 1137 Barn Red 1137
  • Sangria 1150 Sangria 1150
  • Crimson 1147 Crimson 1147
  • Aged Burgundy 1164 Aged Burgundy 1164
  • Burnt Sienna 1156 Burnt Sienna 1156
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Wood Finish Water-Based Penetrating Stain Tintable Colors Yellows

Semi-transparent showcases wood grain. Solid color delivers more color, less wood grain - Bisque comparison
  • Desert Sand 1100 Desert Sand 1100
  • Golden Pecan 1102 Golden Pecan 1022
  • Lemon 1007 Lemon 1007
  • Natural 1021 Natural 1021
  • Weathered Oak 1042 Weathered Oak 1042
  • Gunstock 1151 Gunstock 1151
  • Sienna 1133 Sienna 1133
  • Bisque 1132 Bisque 1132
  • Russet 1135 Russet 1135
  • Harvest Gold 1011 Harvest Gold 1011
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Wood Finish Water-Based Penetrating Stain Tintable Colors Greens

Semi-transparent showcases wood grain. Solid color delivers more color, less wood grain - Green Tea comparison
  • Chartreuse 1019 Chartreuse 1019
  • Antique Jade 1020 Antique Jade 1020
  • Austin Field 1029 Austin Field 1029
  • Vintage Blue 1057 Vintage Blue 1057
  • Modest Mint 1028 Modest Mint 1028
  • Gentle Olive 1017 Gentle Olive 1017
  • Green Tea 1027 Green Tea 1027
  • Hunter Green 1039 Hunter Green 1039
  • Viridian Green 1037 Viridian Green 1037
  • Royal Pine 1040 Royal Pine 1040
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Wood Finish Water-Based Penetrating Stain Tintable Colors Blues

Semi-transparent showcases wood grain. Solid color delivers more color, less wood grain - Slate Blue comparison
  • Colton Blue 1058 Colton Blue 1058
  • Bay Blue 1049 Bay Blue 1049
  • Navy 1067 Navy 1067
  • Island Water 1069 Island Water 1069
  • Slate Blue 1080 Slate Blue 1080
  • Oasis Blue 1047 Oasis Blue 1047
  • Skafi Blue 1050 Skafi Blue 1050
  • Marine Blue 1060 Marine Blue 1060
  • Denim Blue 1070 Denim Blue 1070
  • Indigo 1079 Indigo 1079
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Wood Finish Water-Based Penetrating Stain Tintable Colors Browns

Semi-transparent showcases wood grain. Solid color delivers more color, less wood grain - Pecan comparison
  • Red Mahogany 1144 Red Mahogany 1144
  • English Chestnut 1045 English Chestnut 1045
  • Early American 1113 Early American 1113
  • Driftwood 1044 Driftwood 1044
  • Chestnut 1124 Chestnut 1124
  • Sumatra 1116 Sumatra 1116
  • Pecan 1006 Pecan 1006
  • Raw Umber 1016 Raw Umber 1016
  • Raw Cocoa 1064 Raw Cocoa 1064
  • Dark Walnut 1126 Dark Walnut 1126
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Wood Finish Water-Based Penetrating Stain Tintable Colors Grays

Semi-transparent showcases wood grain. Solid color delivers more color, less wood grain - Oyster Gray comparison
  • Classic Gray 1082 Classic Gray 1082
  • Silvered Gray 1092 Silvered Gray 1092
  • Silver Ash 1073 Silver Ash 1073
  • Oyster Gray 1075 Oyster Gray 1075
  • Slate 1088 Slate 1088
  • Ebony 1084 Ebony 1084
  • Smoked Umber 1063 Smoked Umber 1063
  • Rowe House 1105 Rowe House 1105
  • Charcoal Gray 1077 Charcoal Gray 1077
  • True Black 1085 True Black 1085
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Wood Finish Water-Based Penetrating Stain Tintable Colors Pastels

Semi-transparent showcases wood grain. Solid color delivers more color, less wood grain - White Elm comparison
  • Simply White 1101 Simply White 1101
  • Warm White 1121 Warm White 1121
  • Honeydew 1010 Honeydew 1010
  • White Frost 1071 White Frost 1071
  • Pure White 1081 Pure White 1081
  • Pickled Oak 1041 Pickled Oak 1041
  • Cottage Oak 1111 Cottage Oak 1111
  • White Elm 1061 White Elm 1061
  • Platinum 1072 Platinum 1072
  • Tinsmith Gray_splitchip-518x342.jpg Tinsmith Gray 1091
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Minwax® Gel Stain

Minwax® Gel Stain
  • Chestnut Chestnut
  • Aged Oak Aged Oak
  • Antique Maple Antique Maple
  • Honey Maple Honey Maple
  • Mahogany Mahogany
  • Walnut Walnut
  • Cherrywood Cherrywood
  • Brazilian Rosewood Brazilian Rosewood
  • Red Elm Red Elm
  • Hickory Hickory
  • Black Black
  • Coffee Coffee
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Minwax® PolyShades®

Minwax® PolyShades®
  • Honey Pine Honey Pine
  • Pecan Pecan
  • Olde Maple Olde Maple
  • Antique Walnut Antique Walnut
  • Royal Walnut Royal Walnut
  • Tudor Tudor
  • Classic Oak Classic Oak
  • American Chestnut American Chestnut
  • Bombay Mahogany Bombay Mahogany
  • Mission Oak Mission Oak
  • Natural Cherry Natural Cherry
  • Classic Black Classic Black
  • Espresso Espresso
  • Honey 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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Minwax® Design Series

Featured Product Minwax® Design Series Featured Product

Minwax® Design Series Color Wash

Minwax® Design Series Color Wash
  • White Wash shown on bare wood White Wash shown on bare wood
  • Weathered Gray shown on bare wood Weathered Gray shown on bare wood
  • Barnwood Brown shown on bare wood Barnwood Brown shown on bare wood

Minwax® Design Series Wood Effects

Minwax® Design Series Wood Effects
  • Weathered Gray Weathered Gray
  • Charred Black Charred Black
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Minwax® Water Based Express Color™

Minwax® Water Based Express Color™
  • Oak Oak
  • Walnut Walnut
  • Mahogany Mahogany
  • Pecan Pecan
  • Emerald Emerald
  • Crimson Crimson
  • Indigo Indigo
  • Onyx Onyx
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Minwax® Wood Finishing Cloths

Minwax® Wood Finishing Cloths
  • Natural Oak Natural Oak
  • Maple Maple
  • Chestnut Chestnut
  • Dark Mahogany Dark Mahogany
  • Walnut Walnut
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PolyShades® Color Transformation Guide

Minwax® PolyShades® is an easy way to change the color of your currently stained or polyurethane finished wood.

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Stains Color Guide

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

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