They had me until "Even pastels would be an improvement!" There we part ways.

Almost anyone who has sold a home will tell you that their realtors first piece of advice is to remove any qwerky personality from the property and, if necessary, repaint in a neutral color palate so that potential buyers can project their own preferences onto the 'blank slate.' You want buyers to think 'we can always liven it up with a fresh coat of paint' versus ' we'll need to paint to match our furnature/tastes.'

I guess when it comes to neutral color palates, Gray is the new Beige.

I would rather see any amount of grey than another return of the 70's color scheme like they were plastering on new buildings around the turn of the millennium. Harvest Gold, Rust, Avocado, brown ... all at once. I suffered though the 70's already, and it's becoming trendy in indoor decor already.

Well, I'll tell you, the many shades of gray are far better than the architect's catalog-derived cheap panels of anemic lime green, orange, robin's egg blue and weird shades of purple that find a place on these tacky apartment blocks everywhere now, seemingly as just-lovely touches of whimsy. Be what you are, instead of trying to mask things with inadequate solutions.