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Lavender Study Palette — Morning Lavender & Quiet Linen

A calm five-color study scheme led by soft lavender walls, balanced with warm linen, crisp white trim, oak-toned wood, and a deep plum accent — every color matched to real paint you can buy.

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

A study is where you want your mind to settle, and a soft lavender does that better than most colors. Morning Lavender on the walls is grayed-down and quiet, the kind of shade that feels calm in the morning light and cozy at night. It leads the room without ever shouting.

To keep things grounded, Quiet Linen handles the trim and ceiling with a warm, barely-there white, and Soft Greige Vanity gives any cabinets or built-ins a gentle neutral that won’t fight the walls. Honey Oak brings in real wood warmth through the floor and desk, so the cool lavender has something earthy to lean on.

The spark here is Deep Plum. Save it for one or two spots — the inside of a shelf, a chair, a painted drawer front — and it pulls the whole scheme together. This is a soft, slightly contemporary look that feels current without trying too hard.

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Morning Lavender
Walls
Benjamin Moore French Lilac · 1403
#C7C3D9
LRV 56
Quiet Linen
Trim & Ceiling
Sherwin-Williams Futon · SW 7101
#EDE6DB
LRV 80
Soft Greige Vanity
Cabinets or Vanity
Behr Aged Beige · PPU7-09
#D7CFC1
LRV 63
Honey Oak
Wood & Floors
PPG / Glidden It Works · PPG1092-6
#AF8A5B
LRV 28
Deep Plum
Accent
Dunn-Edwards Preserve · DEA193
#4A3C50
LRV 5

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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.

Morning Lavender
#C9C3D9 · LRV 56 · Walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6555 · ΔE 4.36
Behr · 100E-3 · ΔE 2.69
Benjamin Moore · 1403 · ΔE 0.84
Valspar · 1001-4B · ΔE 3.17
PPG / Glidden · PPG1247-4 · ΔE 3.29
Glidden · 90BB 58/072 · ΔE 2.59
Dutch Boy · 144-4DB · ΔE 2.98
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2426 · ΔE 4.36
Dunn-Edwards · DE5898 · ΔE 7.33
Magnolia Home · JG-93 · ΔE 8.7
Farrow & Ball · NO. 9913 · ΔE 5.12
Diamond Vogel · 1287 · ΔE 3.14
Hirshfield's · 1252 · ΔE 2.44
Rodda · R013 · ΔE 8.81
C2 Paint · BD9 · ΔE 7.67
Clare · PNT100-LT-09 · ΔE 12.64
Portola Paints · PIGEON GRAY · ΔE 10.02
Annie Sloan · LOUIS BLUE · ΔE 12.2
Backdrop · BD-LO · ΔE 16.48
Rust-Oleum · 285143 · ΔE 9.75
Kompozit · 1252 · ΔE 2.44
Quiet Linen
#EDE7DC · LRV 80 · Trim & Ceiling
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7101 · ΔE 0.53
Behr · HDC-MD-11 · ΔE 1
Benjamin Moore · 960 · ΔE 1.54
Valspar · 3008-10C · ΔE 0.57
PPG / Glidden · PPG1084-1 · ΔE 0.53
Glidden · PPG1074-1 · ΔE 1
Dutch Boy · 018W · ΔE 0.87
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4075 · ΔE 0.56
Dunn-Edwards · DE6232 · ΔE 1.26
Magnolia Home · JG-23 · ΔE 0.9
Farrow & Ball · NO. CB9 · ΔE 1
Diamond Vogel · 0208 · ΔE 0.95
Hirshfield's · 0208 · ΔE 0.54
Rodda · CA014 · ΔE 1.48
C2 Paint · C2-964 · ΔE 1.04
Clare · PNT100-LT-62 · ΔE 3.05
Portola Paints · KASHMIR · ΔE 1.31
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 10.66
Backdrop · BD-JA · ΔE 2.21
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 5.41
Kompozit · 0208 · ΔE 0.54
Soft Greige Vanity
#D7CFC2 · LRV 63 · Cabinets or Vanity
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9616 · ΔE 0.9
Behr · PPU7-09 · ΔE 0.44
Benjamin Moore · 982 · ΔE 0.86
Valspar · 8005-5A · ΔE 1.39
PPG / Glidden · PPG1023-2 · ΔE 0.52
Glidden · PPG1023-2 · ΔE 0.86
Dutch Boy · 440-1DB · ΔE 0.92
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2497 · ΔE 2.35
Dunn-Edwards · DE6213 · ΔE 0.52
Magnolia Home · JG-55 · ΔE 3.91
Farrow & Ball · NO. 300 · ΔE 1
Diamond Vogel · 0224 · ΔE 2.53
Hirshfield's · 0572 · ΔE 2.45
Rodda · CA032 · ΔE 1.08
C2 Paint · C2-945 · ΔE 1.31
Clare · PNT100-LT-17 · ΔE 1.49
Portola Paints · FIGUEROA · ΔE 1.42
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 7.5
Backdrop · BD-RR · ΔE 1.96
Rust-Oleum · 285142 · ΔE 9.63
Kompozit · 0572 · ΔE 2.45
Honey Oak
#B08B5E · LRV 29 · Wood & Floors
Sherwin-Williams · SW 43 · ΔE 3.31
Behr · S290-6 · ΔE 2.2
Benjamin Moore · CW-390 · ΔE 1.15
Valspar · 3006-7B · ΔE 1.49
PPG / Glidden · PPG1092-6 · ΔE 0.66
Glidden · PPG1092-6 · ΔE 0.66
Dutch Boy · 315-5DB · ΔE 1.62
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2183 · ΔE 2.08
Dunn-Edwards · DET685 · ΔE 2.02
Magnolia Home · JG-152 · ΔE 2.19
Farrow & Ball · NO. 46 · ΔE 3.89
Diamond Vogel · 0268 · ΔE 1.69
Hirshfield's · 0248 · ΔE 3.28
Rodda · CA102 · ΔE 3.96
C2 Paint · BD33 · ΔE 5.57
Clare · PNT100-DP-59 · ΔE 6.66
Portola Paints · BANDELIER · ΔE 4.43
Annie Sloan · CHATEAU GREY · ΔE 11.21
Backdrop · BD-AN · ΔE 10.04
Rust-Oleum · 398640 · ΔE 9.52
Kompozit · 0248 · ΔE 3.28
Deep Plum
#4A3A52 · LRV 5 · Accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6559 · ΔE 3.43
Behr · 100F-7 · ΔE 2.64
Benjamin Moore · CC-36 · ΔE 2.09
Valspar · M215 · ΔE 3.55
PPG / Glidden · PPG1172-7 · ΔE 4.95
Glidden · PPG1172-7 · ΔE 5.24
Dutch Boy · 345-7DB · ΔE 7.26
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2411 · ΔE 5.52
Dunn-Edwards · DEA193 · ΔE 1.79
Magnolia Home · JG-102 · ΔE 4.65
Farrow & Ball · NO. W24 · ΔE 8.12
Diamond Vogel · H065 · ΔE 5.96
Hirshfield's · H0066 · ΔE 3.38
Rodda · R114 · ΔE 10.54
C2 Paint · BD28 · ΔE 3.66
Clare · PNT100-DP-54 · ΔE 15.97
Portola Paints · DANCING SHOES · ΔE 4.47
Annie Sloan · NAPOLEONIC BLUE · ΔE 11.82
Backdrop · BD-LC · ΔE 9.87
Rust-Oleum · 285144 · ΔE 15.86
Kompozit · 1228 · ΔE 4.24

Questions

Will lavender feel too sweet for a grown-up study?

Not when you keep it soft and grayed out like this one. Morning Lavender has enough gray in it to read as a calm neutral, so it stays restful and focused rather than girly.

Where should the deep plum go?

Use it in small doses — a bookshelf back, a desk chair, or a single painted door. A little Deep Plum anchors all the soft tones and gives your eye somewhere to land.

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