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Pastel Lavender Bedroom Palette — Pale Lavender & Soft White

A calm, dreamy pastel lavender bedroom scheme: pale lavender walls, soft white trim, a quiet light gray, and a deeper plum accent for depth. Every color matched to real paint you can buy.

By Jessica Williams · Color Stylist & Interior Editor

Lavender has a soothing, almost weightless quality, which makes it lovely for a bedroom. This pale lavender is built on a gray base, so it stays soft and restful instead of turning bright or sweet. It is the kind of color that calms a room the moment the light hits it.

A soft white on the trim and ceiling keeps everything fresh and clean, letting the lavender feel airy. A quiet light gray on built-ins or a dresser adds a grounding middle tone and keeps the scheme from feeling too delicate.

For depth, a plum accent in bedding, a headboard, or curtains pulls the lavender into a richer, more grown-up direction. Used in small doses, it makes the palette feel intentional and elegant rather than purely pretty.

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Pale Lavender
Walls
Dunn-Edwards Lingering Lilac · DE5959
#E6DEF0
LRV 70
Soft White
Trim & Ceiling
Behr Smart White · 730A-1
#F9F8F7
LRV 94
Light Gray
Built-ins
Kompozit Desired Dawn · 1314
#D8D7D9
LRV 68
Plum
Accent
Kompozit Felicia · 1200
#917292
LRV 20

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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.

Pale Lavender
#E2DCEC · LRV 73 · Walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6834 · ΔE 2.83
Behr · 100E-2 · ΔE 1.32
Benjamin Moore · 1394 · ΔE 1.64
Valspar · 4002-9A · ΔE 1.45
PPG / Glidden · PPG1248-3 · ΔE 1.61
Glidden · PPG1248-3 · ΔE 1.67
Dutch Boy · 246-1DB · ΔE 2.83
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1437 · ΔE 2.83
Dunn-Edwards · DE5959 · ΔE 1.29
Magnolia Home · JG-119 · ΔE 12.82
Farrow & Ball · NO. 2006 · ΔE 8.99
Diamond Vogel · 1238 · ΔE 1.62
Hirshfield's · 1238 · ΔE 1.62
Rodda · CA181 · ΔE 10.84
C2 Paint · C2-803 · ΔE 6.32
Clare · PNT100-LT-56 · ΔE 13.47
Portola Paints · GEM · ΔE 13.4
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 21.16
Backdrop · BD-JA · ΔE 13.93
Rust-Oleum · 285142 · ΔE 9.21
Kompozit · 1238 · ΔE 1.62
Soft White
#FAF8F6 · LRV 94 · Trim & Ceiling
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9500 · ΔE 2.44
Behr · 730A-1 · ΔE 0.62
Benjamin Moore · 2121-70 · ΔE 2.87
Valspar · 7006-24 · ΔE 2.05
PPG / Glidden · PPG1001-1 · ΔE 2.6
Glidden · PPG1001-1 · ΔE 2.47
Dutch Boy · 001W · ΔE 2.44
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4001 · ΔE 2.51
Dunn-Edwards · DEW358 · ΔE 2.41
Magnolia Home · JG-21 · ΔE 2.48
Farrow & Ball · NO. 2005 · ΔE 1.71
Diamond Vogel · 0011 · ΔE 3.99
Hirshfield's · 0011 · ΔE 3.46
Rodda · R007 · ΔE 1.2
C2 Paint · C2-756 · ΔE 1.13
Clare · PNT100-LT-02 · ΔE 1.02
Portola Paints · ONE DROP · ΔE 3.93
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 15.76
Backdrop · BD-TR · ΔE 4.53
Rust-Oleum · 285140 · ΔE 2.27
Kompozit · 0011 · ΔE 3.46
Light Gray
#D7D6D9 · LRV 68 · Built-ins
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6547 · ΔE 1.94
Behr · MQ3-25 · ΔE 2.12
Benjamin Moore · 1422 · ΔE 2.2
Valspar · 8004-46A · ΔE 1.02
PPG / Glidden · PPG0993-1 · ΔE 2.56
Glidden · PPG0993-1 · ΔE 2.57
Dutch Boy · 435-1DB · ΔE 2.13
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2417 · ΔE 1.94
Dunn-Edwards · DE6352 · ΔE 1.77
Magnolia Home · JG-132 · ΔE 5.26
Farrow & Ball · NO. 277 · ΔE 3
Diamond Vogel · 0545 · ΔE 3.15
Hirshfield's · 1314 · ΔE 0.57
Rodda · CA028 · ΔE 4.9
C2 Paint · C2-819 · ΔE 1.79
Clare · PNT100-LT-07 · ΔE 4.74
Portola Paints · GYPSY · ΔE 4.58
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 15.11
Backdrop · BD-RR · ΔE 9.6
Rust-Oleum · 285142 · ΔE 8.35
Kompozit · 1314 · ΔE 0.57
Plum
#8C6F90 · LRV 19 · Accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9069 · ΔE 2.23
Behr · 100F-5 · ΔE 4.87
Benjamin Moore · 1378 · ΔE 4.32
Valspar · 1001-3B · ΔE 4.5
PPG / Glidden · PPG17-07 · ΔE 4.25
Glidden · 50RB 20/199 · ΔE 1.57
Dutch Boy · 245-6DB · ΔE 2.32
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2413 · ΔE 7.94
Dunn-Edwards · DE5956 · ΔE 3.93
Magnolia Home · JG-100 · ΔE 12.96
Farrow & Ball · NO. 271 · ΔE 12.06
Diamond Vogel · 1207 · ΔE 3.31
Hirshfield's · 1200 · ΔE 1.52
Rodda · R117 · ΔE 13.37
C2 Paint · BD27 · ΔE 8.37
Clare · PNT100-MD-16 · ΔE 18.53
Portola Paints · CARMINE · ΔE 8.14
Annie Sloan · GREEK BLUE · ΔE 23.25
Backdrop · BD-HF · ΔE 29.71
Rust-Oleum · 391446 · ΔE 22.03
Kompozit · 1200 · ΔE 1.52

Questions

does lavender go too purple on the wall?

A pale lavender with a gray base stays soft and quiet rather than turning bright purple. The key is choosing a tint that is more gray than violet. Testing a sample in your own light matters here, since lavenders can shift cool or pink depending on the room.

what colors pair with a lavender bedroom?

Soft white and light gray keep lavender calm and grown-up, and a deeper plum adds richness. If you want more warmth, bring in honey wood tones or a touch of brass in lighting and hardware to balance the cool undertone.

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