Wood Stain Colors

A burgundy red stained deck with outdoor dining furniture and stained steps leading to a home’s large sliding glass doors. A burgundy red stained deck with outdoor dining furniture and stained steps leading to a home’s large sliding glass doors.

Wood Stain Colors

Enhance the natural beauty of exterior wood with gorgeous opacities and colors with a finish that provides superior protection against mildew and harsh weather conditions: Woodluxe® Exterior Stains deliver.

Weather never takes a day off. With Woodluxe® Exterior Stains, you get year-round protection plus a timeless palette of driftwood grays, warm russets and woodland greens.

Choose from several opacities—translucent, semi-transparent, semi-solid and solid. Each opacity offers a level of color that reveals more or less of the wood. Unsure of how to select a wood stain color and opacity? Follow our guide to choosing an exterior wood stain color.

For Comparison: Untreated White Pine*

White Pine
White Pine

*These colors have been rendered on white pine. Results may vary depending on finish and wood type. Test color samples on a small area of your wood for true color accuracy.

JUMP TO: TRANSLUCENT SEMI-TRANSPARENT SEMI-SOLID SOLID

Translucent

Enriches the beauty of wood with a touch of color and allows the grain and texture to show through.

Semi-Transparent

Allows some of the wood grain and texture to show through with a bit more color.

Semi-Solid

Ideal for soft woods, Semi-Solid stains provide a barrier with more color while covering most imperfections.

Solid

Covers a majority of imperfections while lightly allowing the texture of the wood to show through. Available in 3,500 Benjamin Moore colors.



Woodluxe® Oil- and Water-Based Exterior Stains.

Woodluxe® Exterior Stain

The ultimate protection for outdoor beauty.

Three black lanterns on a deck stained with Platinum Gray HC-179 Ultra Flat Solid Woodluxe® Exterior Stain.

How to Choose a Wood Stain Color

Follow this step-by-step guide to find the best wood stain color for an outcome you’ll love.