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Lavender & Gray Bedroom Color Scheme

A soft lavender bedroom grounded by warm gray trim and a deep plum accent, for a calm, restful room — matched to real paint you can buy.

By Mark Thompson · Pro Contractor & Field Editor

Soft Lavender sets the whole mood here. It’s a pale, dusky purple that barely whispers color, so big walls of it feel hushed and easy on the eyes — exactly what you want in a bedroom. In daylight it leans cool and quiet, and at night under a warm lamp it softens into something almost gray. That gentle shift is what makes it so restful to wake up to.

To keep the room from feeling flat, pair it with Misty Gray on the trim and doors. It’s a warm, putty-soft gray that frames the lavender without fighting it, so the edges of the room feel clean and settled. Then bring in Deep Plum as your one bold note — a headboard wall, the bed frame, or a stack of cushions. The simple plan: lavender on the walls, misty gray around the windows and doors, and a little plum where you want the eye to land.

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Soft Lavender
walls
Behr Mulberry Stain · N110-2
#C7C1D5
LRV 55
Misty Gray
trim
Dutch Boy Silvered Fog · 439-1DB
#D2CEC8
LRV 62
Deep Plum
accent
Glidden Black Tulip · 30RB 07/107
#52485A
LRV 7

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Soft Lavender
#C9C2D4 · LRV 56 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6548 · ΔE 4.02
Behr · N110-2 · ΔE 0.89
Benjamin Moore · 1403 · ΔE 1.88
Valspar · 1001-4B · ΔE 3.56
PPG / Glidden · PPG1165-3 · ΔE 7.19
Glidden · 90BB 58/072 · ΔE 1.78
Dutch Boy · 244-2DB · ΔE 1.87
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2416 · ΔE 4.02
Dunn-Edwards · DE5975 · ΔE 4.75
Magnolia Home · JG-93 · ΔE 7.96
Farrow & Ball · NO. 9913 · ΔE 4.1
Diamond Vogel · 1287 · ΔE 1.64
Hirshfield's · 1287 · ΔE 1.25
Rodda · R013 · ΔE 7.65
C2 Paint · BD9 · ΔE 6.3
Clare · PNT100-LT-09 · ΔE 11.47
Portola Paints · PIGEON GRAY · ΔE 9.11
Annie Sloan · LOUIS BLUE · ΔE 11.97
Backdrop · BD-LO · ΔE 16.55
Rust-Oleum · 285143 · ΔE 8.78
Kompozit · 1287 · ΔE 1.25
Misty Gray
#D2CEC9 · LRV 62 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9549 · ΔE 1.05
Behr · PPF-18 · ΔE 1.59
Benjamin Moore · AF-665 · ΔE 1.69
Valspar · T561 · ΔE 0.59
PPG / Glidden · PPG1005-2 · ΔE 1.01
Glidden · PPG1004-2 · ΔE 1.08
Dutch Boy · 439-1DB · ΔE 0.51
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3267 · ΔE 3.23
Dunn-Edwards · DEC786 · ΔE 1.87
Magnolia Home · JG-74 · ΔE 3.94
Farrow & Ball · NO. 228 · ΔE 1.27
Diamond Vogel · 0524 · ΔE 3.47
Hirshfield's · 0517 · ΔE 3.31
Rodda · CA187 · ΔE 2.09
C2 Paint · C2-785 · ΔE 2.62
Clare · PNT100-LT-17 · ΔE 3.15
Portola Paints · SAN FERNANDO · ΔE 1.08
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 10.81
Backdrop · BD-RR · ΔE 5.17
Rust-Oleum · 285142 · ΔE 8.22
Kompozit · 0517 · ΔE 3.31
Deep Plum
#564A5C · LRV 8 · accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9154 · ΔE 8.81
Behr · PPU17-01 · ΔE 1.27
Benjamin Moore · 1414 · ΔE 3.72
Valspar · 4001-4C · ΔE 2.25
PPG / Glidden · PPG1173-7 · ΔE 4.03
Glidden · 30RB 07/107 · ΔE 1.18
Dutch Boy · 345-6DB · ΔE 3.59
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3391 · ΔE 4.84
Dunn-Edwards · DE5937 · ΔE 6.02
Magnolia Home · JG-145 · ΔE 7.96
Farrow & Ball · NO. 254 · ΔE 4.06
Diamond Vogel · 1285 · ΔE 3.48
Hirshfield's · 1299 · ΔE 2.81
Rodda · R102 · ΔE 10.63
C2 Paint · C2-789 · ΔE 5.1
Clare · PNT100-DP-77 · ΔE 4.86
Portola Paints · FUTURE LEGEND · ΔE 2.9
Annie Sloan · RODMELL · ΔE 6.05
Backdrop · BD-WK · ΔE 15.22
Rust-Oleum · 391445 · ΔE 24.45
Kompozit · 1299 · ΔE 2.81

Questions

Will lavender walls feel too purple for a bedroom?

Not with a shade this soft. Soft Lavender reads more like a quiet gray with a hint of color, so it stays calm and grown-up instead of looking sweet or childish.

How do I use the deep plum without it taking over?

Keep it small. Use Deep Plum on one thing — a headboard wall, the bed frame, or a few cushions — so it adds depth without darkening the whole room.

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