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Peach Color Palette — Warm Clay Morning

A soft five-color scheme led by a sun-warmed peach and grounded in clay, oatmeal, and a quiet terracotta accent — every color matched to real paint you can buy.

By Jessica Williams · Color Stylist & Interior Editor

Sun-Warmed Peach
Dominant
Kompozit Tea Cookie · 1002
#E1B797
LRV 52
Soft Clay
Secondary
Kompozit Peanut Brittle · 1010
#CD9470
LRV 35
Warm Oatmeal
Base
Kompozit Hint of Vanilla · 0001
#EEE8DC
LRV 81
Pale Greige
Support
Kompozit Ivory Ridge · 0182
#D9C9B8
LRV 60
Burnt Terracotta
Accent
Kompozit Pretty Parasol · 1039
#AC5D3E
LRV 17
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There is a specific hour in early morning when light turns everything the color of warm skin and soft fruit, and that is exactly where this palette lives. Sun-Warmed Peach leads the whole scheme, glowing and gentle, the kind of color that makes a plain wall feel like it is holding light.

Underneath it, Soft Clay adds a little earth so the peach never tips into candy. Warm Oatmeal and Pale Greige are the quiet ones, the linen-and-plaster neutrals that let the peach breathe and feel current rather than nostalgic.

The spark is Burnt Terracotta, deep and a touch smoky, perfect for a single chair, a door, or pottery on a shelf. Use it sparingly and the room reads warm, lived-in, and softly contemporary — peach for 2026, not 1986.

Buy These Colors

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.

Sun-Warmed Peach
#E8B796 · LRV 53 · Dominant
Kompozit Tea Cookie · 1002 ΔE 1.95
Backdrop Boy Meets Girl · BD-BG ΔE 6.92
Behr Fresh Praline · 280C-3 ΔE 1.21
Benjamin Moore Peach Blossom · 2175-50 ΔE 3.83
Clare Meet Cute · PNT100-LT-60 ΔE 8.76
Dunn-Edwards Seasonal Beige · DE5213 ΔE 2.3
Farrow & Ball Setting Plaster · No. 231 ΔE 6.49
Magnolia Home Cottage Feel · JG-40 ΔE 9.26
PPG / Glidden Gentle Doe · 1201-4 ΔE 1.01
Sherwin-Williams Sumptuous Peach · SW 6345 ΔE 1.38
Valspar Melting Sunset · 8002-14C ΔE 2.6
Soft Clay
#C99878 · LRV 36 · Secondary
Kompozit Peanut Brittle · 1010 ΔE 2.11
Backdrop Rosita · BD-RO ΔE 9.63
Behr Copper Moon · HDC-AC-02 ΔE 1.64
Benjamin Moore Italianate · AF-215 ΔE 0.98
Clare Good as Gold · PNT100-DP-59 ΔE 9.44
Dunn-Edwards Sonora Shade · DE5263 ΔE 1.39
Farrow & Ball Dead Salmon · No. 28 ΔE 8.3
Magnolia Home Juniper Tree · JG-166 ΔE 14.58
PPG / Glidden Summer Spice · 16-02 ΔE 1.93
Sherwin-Williams Portrait Tone · SW 39 ΔE 1.9
Valspar Pale Blush · 3002-7C ΔE 2.63
Warm Oatmeal
#EFE6D7 · LRV 80 · Base
Kompozit Hint of Vanilla · 0001 ΔE 1.6
Backdrop Don't Eat the Yellow Snow · BD-DS ΔE 3.76
Behr Rye Flour · HDC-FL13-5 ΔE 1.23
Benjamin Moore Navajo White · 947 ΔE 1.84
Clare Like Buttah · PNT100-LT-62 ΔE 1.23
Dunn-Edwards Finest Silk · DE6127 ΔE 1.68
Farrow & Ball James White · No. 2010 ΔE 2.85
Magnolia Home Carter Crème · JG-16 ΔE 1.84
PPG / Glidden Elegant Ivory · 1081-1 ΔE 0.88
Sherwin-Williams Restful White · SW 7563 ΔE 1.95
Valspar Double Scoop · V176 ΔE 0.42
Pale Greige
#D9CBB9 · LRV 61 · Support
Kompozit Ivory Ridge · 0182 ΔE 1.26
Backdrop Real Real · BD-RR ΔE 3.36
Behr Dainty Lace · MQ3-11 ΔE 1.2
Benjamin Moore Timson Sand · CW-140 ΔE 1.98
Clare Flatiron · PNT100-LT-17 ΔE 3.04
Dunn-Edwards Dry Creek · DE6122 ΔE 1.84
Farrow & Ball Joa's White · No. 226 ΔE 1.76
Magnolia Home Plaster · JG-156 ΔE 2.06
PPG / Glidden Cocoa Cream · 1079-3 ΔE 2.36
Sherwin-Williams Lightweight Beige · SW 6092 ΔE 2.44
Valspar Desert Fortress · 2008-10B ΔE 1.21
Burnt Terracotta
#A85B43 · LRV 16 · Accent
Kompozit Pretty Parasol · 1039 ΔE 2.41
Backdrop Buenos Aires · BD-BA ΔE 13.12
Behr Airbrushed Copper · BIC-45 ΔE 1.88
Benjamin Moore Salsa Dancing · AF-280 ΔE 2.45
Clare Big Apple · PNT100-DP-30 ΔE 8.54
Dunn-Edwards Iron Ore · DE5153 ΔE 2
Farrow & Ball Picture Gallery Red · No. 42 ΔE 4.16
Magnolia Home On Bosque · JG-36 ΔE 3.07
PPG / Glidden Glowing Firelight · 1191-7 ΔE 1.7
Sherwin-Williams Earthen Jug · SW 7703 ΔE 4.39
Valspar Caliente · M104 ΔE 3.32

Questions

Why does peach feel so easy to live with?

Peach carries the warmth of pink and the calm of beige at the same time, so it glows in daylight without ever feeling sweet or loud. Pairing it with clay and oatmeal keeps the whole scheme grounded and modern.

How much of each color should I use?

Let the peach lead across the largest surfaces, bring in clay and the neutrals to steady it, and save the terracotta for small moments — a roughly 60/30/10 balance keeps it feeling effortless.

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