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Blush Study Palette — Petal Blush & Inkwell Plum

A soft five-color study scheme led by warm blush, balanced with greige, a crisp white, walnut wood, and a deep plum accent — every color matched to real paint you can buy.

By Emily Roberts · DIY Editor & First-Timer's Guide

Petal Blush
Walls
Kompozit Pout · 0125
#E4CCC3
LRV 64
Soft Greige
Cabinets or Vanity
Kompozit Mossy Shade · 0195
#DBD2C7
LRV 65
Gallery White
Trim & Ceiling
Kompozit Cyprus Spring · 0411
#F2F2EA
LRV 88
Walnut Brown
Wood & Floors
Kompozit Evolution · 0130
#704A3D
LRV 9
Inkwell Plum
Accent
Kompozit Eleanor Ann · 1229
#40373E
LRV 4
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A study should feel quiet and a little personal, and blush does that without going cold. Petal Blush on the walls is warm and soft — think of it as a barely-there clay pink that glows in lamplight rather than shouting at you.

To keep it from feeling too sweet, lean on Soft Greige for a vanity or built-in cabinet and Gallery White on the trim and ceiling so the edges stay crisp. Walnut Brown comes in through your desk and floors, adding that grounded, woody warmth that makes a room feel settled.

Then save Inkwell Plum for the smallest details — a chair, a shelf back, a stack of frames. That one deep note is what pulls the whole thing together and keeps this 2026-leaning blush room feeling calm, modern, and easy to work in.

Buy These Colors

Each color matched to the closest real paint in every brand, by ΔE2000. Kompozit first; take any SKU to the store — these mix on demand.

Petal Blush
#E7C9C2 · LRV 63 · Walls
Kompozit Pout · 0125 ΔE 2.6
Backdrop August · BD-AU ΔE 4.74
Behr Sand Dance · S190-2 ΔE 1.71
Benjamin Moore Rose Blush · 037 ΔE 0.69
Clare Meet Cute · PNT100-LT-60 ΔE 3.45
Dunn-Edwards Pale Berries · DE6051 ΔE 2.72
Farrow & Ball Calamine · No. 230 ΔE 3.43
Magnolia Home Ella Rose · JG-24 ΔE 4.45
PPG / Glidden Tangy Taffy · 1058-3 ΔE 0.39
Sherwin-Williams Quaint Peche · SW 6330 ΔE 2.57
Valspar Harmony · 2001-8C ΔE 1.42
Soft Greige
#D9D1C5 · LRV 64 · Cabinets or Vanity
Kompozit Mossy Shade · 0195 ΔE 0.86
Backdrop Real Real · BD-RR ΔE 2.48
Behr Mineral · UL170-15 ΔE 0.9
Benjamin Moore Bruton White · CW-710 ΔE 1.91
Clare Beigeing · PNT100-LT-18 ΔE 2.75
Dunn-Edwards Fine Grain · DE6213 ΔE 0.96
Farrow & Ball Shaded White · No. 201 ΔE 2.39
Magnolia Home Stoneware Pieces · JG-55 ΔE 4.05
PPG / Glidden Gray Beige · 14-30 ΔE 0.81
Sherwin-Williams Natural Tan · SW 7567 ΔE 1.34
Valspar Warm Putty · 6006-1A ΔE 0.5
Gallery White
#F4F0E9 · LRV 87 · Trim & Ceiling
Kompozit Cyprus Spring · 0411 ΔE 2.18
Backdrop Tabula Rasa · BD-TR ΔE 2.34
Behr Nano White · HDC-MD-06 ΔE 1.51
Benjamin Moore Gardenia · AF-10 ΔE 0.5
Clare Wing It · PNT100-LT-24 ΔE 1.97
Dunn-Edwards Antique Paper · DE6218 ΔE 0.48
Farrow & Ball Wimborne White · No. 239 ΔE 1.92
Magnolia Home Silos White · JG-107 ΔE 1.05
PPG / Glidden Crumb Cookie · 18-01 ΔE 1.94
Sherwin-Williams White Flour · SW 7102 ΔE 1.34
Valspar Crisp Cotton · 7007-4 ΔE 0.59
Walnut Brown
#6B4A36 · LRV 8 · Wood & Floors
Kompozit Evolution · 0130 ΔE 4.12
Backdrop It's a Date · BD-IT ΔE 4.36
Behr Outback Brown · BXC-65 ΔE 2.52
Benjamin Moore Forest Brown · 2105-10 ΔE 2.6
Clare Vintage · PNT100-DP-67 ΔE 10.77
Dunn-Edwards Chaps · DE6049 ΔE 4.76
Farrow & Ball Preference Red · No. 297 ΔE 12.59
Magnolia Home Mountain Currant · JG-171 ΔE 5.54
PPG / Glidden Bird House Brown · 1072-7 ΔE 3.26
Sherwin-Williams Sturdy Brown · SW 6097 ΔE 3.34
Valspar Cowboy Hat · 3010-8 ΔE 1.03
Inkwell Plum
#46303D · LRV 4 · Accent
Kompozit Eleanor Ann · 1229 ΔE 6.58
Backdrop After Hours · BD-AH ΔE 19.85
Behr Embarcadero · 140F-7 ΔE 2.3
Benjamin Moore Dark Purple · 2073-10 ΔE 1.82
Clare Blackish · PNT100-DP-54 ΔE 15.14
Dunn-Edwards Black · DEA187 ΔE 12.89
Farrow & Ball Pitch Black · No. 256 ΔE 12.89
Magnolia Home Moments · JG-150 ΔE 11.46
PPG / Glidden Black Magic · 1001-7 ΔE 13.23
Sherwin-Williams Merlot · SW 2704 ΔE 4.18
Valspar Virtuoso · M215 ΔE 4.03

Questions

Will a blush study feel too pink to focus in?

Not when the blush stays soft and warm like this one. It reads more like a gentle clay than a candy pink, so it feels calm and grown-up rather than loud, and the greige and white keep it grounded.

Where should the deep plum go?

Use it in small doses — a built-in shelf back, a desk chair, or the frames on the wall. A little of that dark plum gives your eye something to land on and makes the blush look intentional instead of sweet.

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