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Mulberry & Gold Color Scheme

A rich, jewel-toned pairing of deep mulberry, warm gold, and soft cream that feels grown-up and a little glamorous. Each shade is matched to real paint you can buy.

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

Deep Mulberry sets the whole mood here, a deep wine-purple that feels warm, moody, and a little luxurious. It is the kind of color that wraps a space in softness and makes everything inside it look richer. Because it carries red warmth instead of cool blue, it never tips into chilly territory, which is what lets gold and cream sit so easily beside it.

That is where Warm Gold comes in, a buttery, slightly aged gold that catches the light and lifts the mulberry out of the shadows. Keep it to accents, frames, cushions, or a single piece of furniture, so it stays special. Then Soft Cream does the quiet work on trim and woodwork, giving your eye somewhere to rest and stopping the deeper tones from feeling closed in. Together they flow beautifully across a living room, a bedroom, a dining nook, or a whole home when you want a look that is cozy, polished, and just a touch glamorous.

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Deep Mulberry
walls
Behr Deep Claret · BIC-50
#5A2B3F
LRV 4
Warm Gold
accent
Benjamin Moore Fields of Gold · 203
#C99B42
LRV 36
Soft Cream
trim
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Tint of Honey · HGSW 1187
#F1EAD8
LRV 82

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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.

Deep Mulberry
#5A3144 · LRV 5 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7577 · ΔE 4.61
Behr · BIC-50 · ΔE 2.05
Benjamin Moore · 2074-10 · ΔE 2.17
Valspar · P041 · ΔE 4.22
PPG / Glidden · PPG1179-7 · ΔE 4.33
Glidden · 85RR 05/082 · ΔE 8.93
Dutch Boy · 246-7DB · ΔE 3.17
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3021 · ΔE 9.54
Dunn-Edwards · DEA194 · ΔE 4.64
Magnolia Home · JG-102 · ΔE 9
Farrow & Ball · NO. 222 · ΔE 8.35
Diamond Vogel · H065 · ΔE 7.59
Hirshfield's · H0065 · ΔE 5.82
Rodda · R114 · ΔE 12.97
C2 Paint · C2-504 · ΔE 5.36
Clare · PNT100-DP-54 · ΔE 19.54
Portola Paints · POE · ΔE 9
Annie Sloan · BURGUNDY · ΔE 9.32
Backdrop · BD-IT · ΔE 17.67
Rust-Oleum · 285144 · ΔE 20.72
Kompozit · 1222 · ΔE 7.01
Warm Gold
#C79B47 · LRV 36 · accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6395 · ΔE 1.75
Behr · M280-6 · ΔE 1.71
Benjamin Moore · 203 · ΔE 0.81
Valspar · 3008-5A · ΔE 2.6
PPG / Glidden · PPG1208-6 · ΔE 2.62
Glidden · PPG1107-7 · ΔE 2.61
Dutch Boy · 219-7DB · ΔE 2.75
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2194 · ΔE 1.75
Dunn-Edwards · DE5369 · ΔE 2.12
Magnolia Home · JG-166 · ΔE 14.23
Farrow & Ball · NO. 66 · ΔE 3.09
Diamond Vogel · 0928 · ΔE 2.02
Hirshfield's · H0026 · ΔE 3.15
Rodda · R053 · ΔE 3.79
C2 Paint · C2-649 · ΔE 2.73
Clare · PNT100-DP-59 · ΔE 5.55
Portola Paints · BANDELIER · ΔE 11.31
Annie Sloan · ARLES · ΔE 6.57
Backdrop · BD-CT · ΔE 16.17
Rust-Oleum · 398640 · ΔE 13.38
Kompozit · 0935 · ΔE 3.49
Soft Cream
#F0E9D7 · LRV 82 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7563 · ΔE 0.57
Behr · ECC-28-2 · ΔE 0.4
Benjamin Moore · CSP-245 · ΔE 1.29
Valspar · 8003-25A · ΔE 1.18
PPG / Glidden · PPG1105-1 · ΔE 0.54
Glidden · PPG1105-1 · ΔE 0.39
Dutch Boy · 116-1DB · ΔE 0.55
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1187 · ΔE 0.21
Dunn-Edwards · DE6190 · ΔE 1.48
Magnolia Home · JG-33 · ΔE 1.46
Farrow & Ball · NO. 2002 · ΔE 0.51
Diamond Vogel · 0009 · ΔE 0.46
Hirshfield's · 0362 · ΔE 1.05
Rodda · R127 · ΔE 0.4
C2 Paint · C2-596 · ΔE 0.55
Clare · PNT100-LT-62 · ΔE 1.99
Portola Paints · CASA FORMA · ΔE 1.22
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 9.61
Backdrop · BD-DS · ΔE 2.13
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 3.24
Kompozit · 0362 · ΔE 1.05

Questions

What colors go with deep mulberry?

Warm metallics and soft creams are its best friends. Gold gives it sparkle, cream keeps it from feeling heavy, and brass or aged wood tones tie the whole look together.

Is mulberry and gold too bold for a whole space?

It reads as cozy and elegant rather than loud, especially with plenty of cream to balance it. If you want a gentler version, use the mulberry on a single feature wall instead of all four.

What undertones should I watch for here?

Mulberry leans warm and slightly red, so pair it with a gold that is buttery rather than brassy, and a cream with a soft yellow base so nothing turns pink or cold.

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