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Navy & Gold Kitchen Color Scheme

A deep navy and warm gold kitchen palette that feels rich and a little glam, balanced by a soft warm white and matched to real paint you can buy.

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

Start with Midnight Navy on the cabinets and the whole kitchen gets that deep, dressed-up feeling without going dark or heavy. It is the kind of blue that reads almost black in low light and softens to a true navy when the sun comes in, so the room never feels flat. Against a busy space full of dishes, faucets, and food, a color this calm and grounded gives your eye somewhere to rest.

To keep it from closing in, wrap the walls in Warm White, a creamy off-white that bounces light around and lets the navy breathe. Then bring in Warm Gold as your accent, on cabinet hardware, a faucet, or pendant lights, for that little glint of glam that makes the navy feel intentional instead of plain. So in practice: navy on the lower cabinets, warm white on the walls and trim, and gold on every metal touch you can swap.

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Midnight Navy
cabinets
Benjamin Moore Winding Waterway · 2063-10
#2E3549
LRV 5
Warm White
walls
Valspar Wings of an Angel · V153
#F3EEE2
LRV 86
Warm Gold
accent
Benjamin Moore Autumn Gold · 2152-30
#C59E55
LRV 37

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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.

Midnight Navy
#283145 · LRV 3 · cabinets
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9179 · ΔE 3.95
Behr · 760F-7 · ΔE 3.67
Benjamin Moore · 2063-10 · ΔE 1.63
Valspar · 4011-3 · ΔE 2.27
PPG / Glidden · PPG0995-7 · ΔE 11.37
Glidden · 00NN 05/000 · ΔE 10.71
Dutch Boy · 338-7DB · ΔE 4.07
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3331 · ΔE 10.98
Dunn-Edwards · DEA185 · ΔE 3.4
Magnolia Home · JG-05 · ΔE 7.09
Farrow & Ball · NO. 256 · ΔE 11.76
Diamond Vogel · H101 · ΔE 10.46
Hirshfield's · 0522 · ΔE 7.61
Rodda · CA210 · ΔE 6.14
C2 Paint · BD49 · ΔE 9.33
Clare · PNT100-DP-54 · ΔE 14.11
Portola Paints · NIGHTLIFE · ΔE 4.74
Annie Sloan · NAPOLEONIC BLUE · ΔE 6.31
Backdrop · BD-AH · ΔE 14.61
Rust-Oleum · 285144 · ΔE 9.7
Kompozit · 0522 · ΔE 7.61
Warm White
#F3EEE2 · LRV 86 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7566 · ΔE 0.44
Behr · ECC-61-2 · ΔE 1.17
Benjamin Moore · ES-01 · ΔE 0.89
Valspar · V153 · ΔE 0
PPG / Glidden · PPG1100-1 · ΔE 1.19
Glidden · PPG1208-1 · ΔE 0.99
Dutch Boy · 020W · ΔE 1.76
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4003 · ΔE 0.44
Dunn-Edwards · DEW339 · ΔE 1.22
Magnolia Home · JG-107 · ΔE 2.3
Farrow & Ball · NO. 2003 · ΔE 0.52
Diamond Vogel · 0007 · ΔE 0.83
Hirshfield's · 0012 · ΔE 0.58
Rodda · CA007 · ΔE 0.52
C2 Paint · C2-708 · ΔE 1.11
Clare · PNT100-LT-24 · ΔE 3.26
Portola Paints · ORIGAMI · ΔE 3.09
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 11.62
Backdrop · BD-JA · ΔE 1.51
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 4.19
Kompozit · 0012 · ΔE 0.58
Warm Gold
#C7A052 · LRV 38 · accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6395 · ΔE 1.53
Behr · PPU6-18 · ΔE 2.35
Benjamin Moore · 2152-30 · ΔE 1.07
Valspar · V055-4 · ΔE 1.12
PPG / Glidden · PPG1107-7 · ΔE 2.67
Glidden · PPG1107-7 · ΔE 2.36
Dutch Boy · 120-6DB · ΔE 2.68
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2194 · ΔE 1.53
Dunn-Edwards · DE5376 · ΔE 2.2
Magnolia Home · JG-45 · ΔE 6.37
Farrow & Ball · NO. 66 · ΔE 2.93
Diamond Vogel · 0809 · ΔE 3.59
Hirshfield's · 0870 · ΔE 2.66
Rodda · R050 · ΔE 8.69
C2 Paint · C2-634 · ΔE 3.29
Clare · PNT100-DP-59 · ΔE 4.51
Portola Paints · PIXIE · ΔE 12.88
Annie Sloan · ARLES · ΔE 6.8
Backdrop · BD-CT · ΔE 15.1
Rust-Oleum · 398640 · ΔE 14.34
Kompozit · 0870 · ΔE 2.66

Questions

Will navy cabinets make my kitchen feel too dark?

Not if you keep the walls light. Putting the navy on the cabinets and a warm white on the walls means the dark only sits at the lower half, so the room still feels bright and open.

Where should the gold actually go in this scheme?

Keep gold to the metal touches, your cabinet handles, faucet, and pendant or sconce finishes. A few warm gold accents do all the work, and too much can start to feel busy.

Does navy work with both warm and cool kitchens?

This navy leans a touch warm, so it pairs best with the creamy white and gold here. If your counters or floors are cool gray, add a few warm wood tones to tie it together.

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