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Pastel Blue Color Palette — Morning Amber

A soft four-color scheme pairing a gentle pastel blue with warm amber, settled on creamy neutrals — every color matched to real paint you can buy.

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

Soft Sky Blue
Dominant
Kompozit Abstract Idea · 0643
#B9D1DD
LRV 61
Warm Amber
Secondary
Kompozit Cat's Eye Marble · 0906
#D6A75D
LRV 43
Gentle Cream
Base
Kompozit Bunny Cake · 0012
#F5EFE2
LRV 87
Pale Greige
Support
Kompozit Power Lunch · 0572
#D4D1C7
LRV 64
Soft Slate
Accent
Kompozit Deep Lagoon · 0507
#5E6C76
LRV 14
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Pastel blue is having a real moment right now, and for good reason. A Soft Sky Blue feels calm and a little airy, the kind of color that makes a wall recede and a space breathe. It is the easy, do-no-wrong star of this scheme.

To keep it from feeling chilly, I leaned on a Warm Amber as the spark. Just a touch, on a chair or a few accessories, is enough to warm the whole room. Gentle Cream and Pale Greige sit underneath as quiet, creamy neutrals so nothing has to fight for attention.

Finally, a small dose of Soft Slate gives the palette a place to land, so it reads soft but not washed out. Lead with the blue, sprinkle in the amber, and let the neutrals do the rest.

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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 Sky Blue
#BCD3E0 · LRV 63 · Dominant
Kompozit Abstract Idea · 0643 ΔE 0.87
Backdrop Real Real · BD-RR ΔE 16.3
Behr Millstream · PPU14-16 ΔE 1.86
Benjamin Moore Under the Big Top · 1675 ΔE 2
Clare Nairobi Blue · PNT100-LT-36 ΔE 5.02
Dunn-Edwards Two Harbors · DE5813 ΔE 0.98
Farrow & Ball Skylight · No. 205 ΔE 8.96
Magnolia Home Dark Moon · JG-74 ΔE 8.56
PPG / Glidden Sleep Baby Sleep · 1161-2 ΔE 2.35
Sherwin-Williams Breathtaking · SW 6814 ΔE 6
Valspar Pale Flowers · 4008-5A ΔE 1.87
Warm Amber
#D9A45B · LRV 42 · Secondary
Kompozit Cat's Eye Marble · 0906 ΔE 1.88
Backdrop Rosita · BD-RO ΔE 19.4
Behr Cake Spice · M250-4 ΔE 2.18
Benjamin Moore Bryant Gold · HC-7 ΔE 1.61
Clare Good as Gold · PNT100-DP-59 ΔE 5.71
Dunn-Edwards Butterscotch Syrup · DE5298 ΔE 2.56
Farrow & Ball India Yellow · No. 66 ΔE 3
Magnolia Home Bright Days · JG-45 ΔE 7.65
PPG / Glidden Wright Gold · FLLW568 ΔE 3.64
Sherwin-Williams Ceremonial Gold · SW 6382 ΔE 2.06
Valspar Safari Sun · 3004-5B ΔE 1.91
Gentle Cream
#F3EEE2 · LRV 86 · Base
Kompozit Bunny Cake · 0012 ΔE 0.58
Backdrop Jane · BD-JA ΔE 1.51
Behr Vanilla Frost · BWC-23 ΔE 1.58
Benjamin Moore Arbor White · ES-01 ΔE 0.89
Clare Wing It · PNT100-LT-24 ΔE 3.26
Dunn-Edwards Bone China · DEW339 ΔE 1.22
Farrow & Ball Pointing · No. 2003 ΔE 1.04
Magnolia Home Silos White · JG-107 ΔE 2.3
PPG / Glidden Accolade · 1208-1 ΔE 0.99
Sherwin-Williams Westhighland White · SW 7566 ΔE 0.44
Valspar Wings of an Angel · V153 ΔE 0
Pale Greige
#D8D0C2 · LRV 64 · Support
Kompozit Power Lunch · 0572 ΔE 2.56
Backdrop Real Real · BD-RR ΔE 1.57
Behr Aged Beige · PPU7-09 ΔE 0.24
Benjamin Moore Penthouse · CSP-35 ΔE 1.92
Clare Turbinado · PNT100-LT-21 ΔE 1.91
Dunn-Edwards Fine Grain · DE6213 ΔE 0.53
Farrow & Ball Shaded White · No. 201 ΔE 1.57
Magnolia Home Stoneware Pieces · JG-55 ΔE 3.84
PPG / Glidden Cool Concrete · 1023-2 ΔE 0.52
Sherwin-Williams Grecian Ivory · SW 7541 ΔE 1.21
Valspar Perfect Crust · T555 ΔE 0.92
Soft Slate
#5C6B73 · LRV 14 · Accent
Kompozit Deep Lagoon · 0507 ΔE 1.42
Backdrop Mom Jeans · BD-MJ ΔE 3.76
Behr Dark Ash · 770F-5 ΔE 4.74
Benjamin Moore Knoxville Gray · HC-160 ΔE 4.43
Clare Nearly Navy · PNT100-DP-65 ΔE 5.62
Dunn-Edwards Turbulent Sea · DE5803 ΔE 3.48
Farrow & Ball Inchyra Blue · No. 289 ΔE 4.33
Magnolia Home Storm Chaser · JG-86 ΔE 2.17
PPG / Glidden Superstition · 1035-6 ΔE 2.41
Sherwin-Williams Granite Peak · SW 6250 ΔE 2.43
Valspar In the Deep Blue Sea · 8004-40F ΔE 1.03

Questions

Why does pastel blue work with amber?

Blue and amber sit on opposite sides of the color wheel, so the cool blue and the warm amber make each other look fresher. Because the blue here is a soft pastel, the pairing stays gentle instead of loud.

How much of each color should I use?

Let the pastel blue lead and keep amber as a small spark, roughly a 70/30 feel. The cream and greige do the quiet background work, and a little soft slate adds just enough grounding.

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