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Blush & Gray Bedroom Color Scheme

A soft, romantic bedroom palette that pairs warm blush walls with gentle gray and a deep plum accent, all matched to real paint you can buy.

By Mark Thompson · Pro Contractor & Field Editor

Start with Soft Blush on the walls and the whole bedroom warms up the moment you walk in. It is a quiet, rosy beige that catches morning light beautifully and feels restful at night, so the room reads soft and welcoming without ever tipping into a loud pink. This is the kind of color you can live with for years, the sort of backdrop that makes a bed feel like the best place in the house.

To keep things from feeling flat, wrap the trim and ceiling in Dove Gray, a soft, settled gray that frames the blush and lets it breathe. Then add Charcoal Plum in small doses, a deep, smoky tone that grounds everything and gives the room a little weight. Put the blush on the walls, let the gray carry the trim and woodwork, and save the plum for a headboard, a chair, or bedding so the whole scheme feels finished.

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Soft Blush
walls
Benjamin Moore Rose Accent · 1177
#E6CFC5
LRV 65
Dove Gray
trim
Benjamin Moore Wish · AF-680
#CFCAC2
LRV 59
Charcoal Plum
accent
Behr Beechwood · 720B-6
#59494E
LRV 7

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Each color matched to the closest real paint in every brand, by ΔE2000. Tap a swatch for its full guide or + to save it — take any SKU to the store, they mix on demand.

Soft Blush
#E6CFC6 · LRV 66 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6323 · ΔE 1.85
Behr · MQ3-37 · ΔE 2.84
Benjamin Moore · 1177 · ΔE 0.48
Valspar · 1006-10C · ΔE 1.46
PPG / Glidden · PPG1065-3 · ΔE 2.06
Glidden · PPG1062-3 · ΔE 0.8
Dutch Boy · 305-1DB · ΔE 0.55
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2067 · ΔE 1.85
Dunn-Edwards · DE6051 · ΔE 1.97
Magnolia Home · JG-24 · ΔE 1.98
Farrow & Ball · NO. 230 · ΔE 1.98
Diamond Vogel · 0125 · ΔE 0.92
Hirshfield's · 0125 · ΔE 0.76
Rodda · R121 · ΔE 2.12
C2 Paint · C2-834 · ΔE 5.72
Clare · PNT100-LT-20 · ΔE 5.77
Portola Paints · GYPSY · ΔE 5.34
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 10.13
Backdrop · BD-AU · ΔE 3.77
Rust-Oleum · 285142 · ΔE 3.73
Kompozit · 0125 · ΔE 0.76
Dove Gray
#CFCAC2 · LRV 59 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7029 · ΔE 0.95
Behr · HDC-WR14-2 · ΔE 1.02
Benjamin Moore · AF-680 · ΔE 0
Valspar · 8006-2C · ΔE 1.33
PPG / Glidden · PPG1007-2 · ΔE 0.25
Glidden · PPG1007-2 · ΔE 0.82
Dutch Boy · 443-1DB · ΔE 0.95
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3467 · ΔE 0.95
Dunn-Edwards · DEGR29 · ΔE 1.42
Magnolia Home · JG-117 · ΔE 1.6
Farrow & Ball · NO. 228 · ΔE 0.62
Diamond Vogel · 0566 · ΔE 1.48
Hirshfield's · 0566 · ΔE 1.6
Rodda · R043 · ΔE 0.57
C2 Paint · C2-993 · ΔE 2.42
Clare · PNT100-LT-08 · ΔE 2.48
Portola Paints · HIGH CLIFF · ΔE 2.12
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 9.57
Backdrop · BD-RR · ΔE 3.93
Rust-Oleum · 285142 · ΔE 9
Kompozit · 0566 · ΔE 1.6
Charcoal Plum
#5A4B50 · LRV 8 · accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9575 · ΔE 4.87
Behr · 720B-6 · ΔE 0.76
Benjamin Moore · CC-4 · ΔE 1.84
Valspar · 1001-7A · ΔE 1.42
PPG / Glidden · PPG1047-7 · ΔE 2.14
Glidden · 50RR 08/053 · ΔE 1.87
Dutch Boy · 345-6DB · ΔE 4.89
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3481 · ΔE 9.77
Dunn-Edwards · DESS01 · ΔE 3.41
Magnolia Home · JG-131 · ΔE 4.55
Farrow & Ball · NO. 222 · ΔE 4.79
Diamond Vogel · 1222 · ΔE 2.95
Hirshfield's · 1292 · ΔE 5.75
Rodda · R120 · ΔE 3.6
C2 Paint · C2-805 · ΔE 2.85
Clare · PNT100-DP-77 · ΔE 3.85
Portola Paints · FUTURE LEGEND · ΔE 4.67
Annie Sloan · RODMELL · ΔE 5.2
Backdrop · BD-IT · ΔE 10.98
Rust-Oleum · 391445 · ΔE 25.44
Kompozit · 1292 · ΔE 5.75

Questions

Will blush walls make the bedroom feel too pink?

Not with this soft, grayed-down blush. It reads more like a warm neutral with a rosy glow, so the room feels calm and grown-up rather than candy pink.

What colors should I use for bedding and curtains?

Lean on creamy whites and the same gentle gray for most of the room, then bring in the deep plum through a throw, a headboard, or art so the space feels pulled together.

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