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Lavender Dining Room Palette — Soft Lavender & Walnut Brown

A serene five-color dining room scheme led by soft lavender walls, warmed with walnut and grounded by a deep plum accent — every color matched to real paint you can buy.

By Jessica Williams · Color Stylist & Interior Editor

Soft Lavender
Walls
Kompozit Lavender Bliss · 1252
#CEC3DD
LRV 57
Warm Greige
Cabinets or Vanity
Kompozit Mossy Shade · 0195
#DBD2C7
LRV 65
Gallery White
Trim & Ceiling
Kompozit White Shoulders · 1265
#F1F0EC
LRV 87
Walnut Brown
Wood & Floors
Kompozit Hideaway · 0137
#654637
LRV 7
Deep Plum
Accent
Kompozit Eleanor Ann · 1229
#40373E
LRV 4
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Lavender has quietly grown up. In a dining room, Soft Lavender on the walls feels hushed and a little luxurious, the kind of color that flatters candlelight and looks just as easy at brunch. It is the lead here, and everything else exists to keep it warm and steady.

I balance it with a Warm Greige on the cabinetry and a clean Gallery White for trim and ceiling, so the lavender never tips into purple. The cool and the warm hold hands instead of competing.

Underfoot, Walnut Brown floors bring depth and a natural anchor, while a small dose of Deep Plum on a sideboard, a chair, or the back of an open hutch gives the whole room a contemporary, confident finish.

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.

Soft Lavender
#C9C1DA · LRV 56 · Walls
Kompozit Lavender Bliss · 1252 ΔE 1.35
Backdrop Lost in the 80s · BD-LO ΔE 17.65
Behr Mulberry Stain · N110-2 ΔE 2.01
Benjamin Moore French Lilac · 1403 ΔE 2.01
Clare Motor City · PNT100-LT-09 ΔE 13.86
Dunn-Edwards Soft Purple · DE5954 ΔE 2.68
Farrow & Ball Calluna · No. 270 ΔE 8.13
Magnolia Home Cement Pots · JG-93 ΔE 10.03
PPG / Glidden Purple Dragon · 1247-4 ΔE 2.11
Sherwin-Williams Agapanthus · SW 9066 ΔE 7.8
Valspar Playful Petal · 1001-4B ΔE 2.39
Warm Greige
#DBD3C7 · LRV 66 · Cabinets or Vanity
Kompozit Mossy Shade · 0195 ΔE 0.82
Backdrop Real Real · BD-RR ΔE 2.64
Behr Windrush · HDC-CT-19 ΔE 0.53
Benjamin Moore Frosted Toffee · 988 ΔE 1.36
Clare Turbinado · PNT100-LT-21 ΔE 2.42
Dunn-Edwards Shady · DEC774 ΔE 1.53
Farrow & Ball Shaded White · No. 201 ΔE 2.42
Magnolia Home Yarn · JG-132 ΔE 3.29
PPG / Glidden Gray Beige · 14-30 ΔE 0.9
Sherwin-Williams Natural Tan · SW 7567 ΔE 1.32
Valspar Warm Putty · 6006-1A ΔE 0.52
Gallery White
#F3F0EA · LRV 87 · Trim & Ceiling
Kompozit White Shoulders · 1265 ΔE 1.19
Backdrop Tabula Rasa · BD-TR ΔE 2.5
Behr Nano White · HDC-MD-06 ΔE 0.99
Benjamin Moore Gardenia · AF-10 ΔE 0.48
Clare Wing It · PNT100-LT-24 ΔE 2.34
Dunn-Edwards Latte Froth · DE6239 ΔE 0.95
Farrow & Ball Wimborne White · No. 239 ΔE 2.28
Magnolia Home Silos White · JG-107 ΔE 0.84
PPG / Glidden Crumb Cookie · 18-01 ΔE 2.06
Sherwin-Williams Arcade White · SW 7100 ΔE 1.02
Valspar Du Jour · 7002-6 ΔE 0.56
Walnut Brown
#5E4733 · LRV 7 · Wood & Floors
Kompozit Hideaway · 0137 ΔE 4.87
Backdrop It's a Date · BD-IT ΔE 2.74
Behr Moose Trail · N190-7 ΔE 2.77
Benjamin Moore Taupe · 2110-10 ΔE 1.17
Clare Blackish · PNT100-DP-54 ΔE 12.4
Dunn-Edwards Northern Territory · DEA158 ΔE 5.15
Farrow & Ball Mahogany · No. 36 ΔE 9.19
Magnolia Home Mountain Currant · JG-171 ΔE 7.57
PPG / Glidden Fudge Truffle · 1075-7 ΔE 4.43
Sherwin-Williams Java · SW 6090 ΔE 3.55
Valspar Incognito · V084-6 ΔE 1.57
Deep Plum
#3F2E45 · LRV 3 · Accent
Kompozit Eleanor Ann · 1229 ΔE 8.4
Backdrop Last Call · BD-LC ΔE 11.65
Behr Baritone · 680F-7 ΔE 3.74
Benjamin Moore Exotic Purple · 2071-10 ΔE 2.01
Clare Blackish · PNT100-DP-54 ΔE 17.12
Dunn-Edwards Old Mill · DEA185 ΔE 11.64
Farrow & Ball Pitch Black · No. 256 ΔE 14.75
Magnolia Home Blackboard · JG-05 ΔE 13.55
PPG / Glidden Victory Blue · 1165-7 ΔE 10.76
Sherwin-Williams Black Swan · SW 6279 ΔE 10.17
Valspar Virtuoso · M215 ΔE 4.08

Questions

Is lavender too soft for a dining room?

Not at all. Lavender reads calm and a little dressy at the same time, which suits a room built for slow dinners. Pairing it with warm wood keeps it grown-up rather than sweet.

How do I keep the palette from feeling cold?

Lean on the warm tones to balance the cool lavender. Walnut floors, a greige cabinet, and a touch of deep plum add warmth so the room feels inviting instead of icy.

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