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Peony & White Color Scheme

A soft, blooming pink paired with a clean warm white and a quiet gray for balance, this combination feels fresh, bright, and gently feminine. Each shade is matched to real paint you can buy.

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

Start with Peony Pink, a soft, blooming rose that feels like a fresh bouquet on the wall. It is cheerful without being loud, the kind of pink that warms a space and makes it feel welcoming the moment you walk in. Paired here with crisp white and a calm gray, it stays light and happy rather than sugary, which is exactly what makes the trio work so well together.

Pure White is the breath of fresh air that frames the pink and keeps everything feeling clean and bright, ideal for trim, doors, and ceilings. Then Soft Gray steps in as the steadying accent, a quiet warm gray that grounds the sweetness and gives your eye somewhere to rest. Use it on a piece of furniture, a built-in, or one anchoring wall. This combination flows beautifully through a living room, a bedroom, a kitchen, or right across a whole home whenever you want a look that is fresh, gentle, and full of light.

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Peony Pink
walls
Dunn-Edwards Berry Riche · DE5094
#E5A2AB
LRV 42
Pure White
trim
Dunn-Edwards Droplets · DEW381
#F6F4EF
LRV 83
Soft Gray
accent
Benjamin Moore La Paloma Gray · 1551
#B8B4AC
LRV 46

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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.

Peony Pink
#E9A7B0 · LRV 48 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6853 · ΔE 4.39
Behr · 180C-3 · ΔE 3
Benjamin Moore · 2006-50 · ΔE 2.31
Valspar · 8002-7C · ΔE 3.31
PPG / Glidden · PPG1182-4 · ΔE 3.9
Glidden · 90RR 46/225 · ΔE 2
Dutch Boy · 101-4DB · ΔE 4.39
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1076 · ΔE 6.19
Dunn-Edwards · DE5094 · ΔE 1.29
Magnolia Home · JG-154 · ΔE 14.87
Farrow & Ball · NO. 9806 · ΔE 8
Diamond Vogel · 1093 · ΔE 1.63
Hirshfield's · 1093 · ΔE 2.41
Rodda · R122 · ΔE 12.66
C2 Paint · BD52 · ΔE 2.95
Clare · PNT100-MD-76 · ΔE 9.93
Portola Paints · ANGEL'S LANDING · ΔE 16.4
Annie Sloan · PALOMA · ΔE 16.63
Backdrop · BD-RO · ΔE 8.48
Rust-Oleum · 285143 · ΔE 21.57
Kompozit · 1093 · ΔE 2.41
Pure White
#F7F4EE · LRV 91 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9541 · ΔE 1
Behr · DC-001 · ΔE 1.01
Benjamin Moore · 2148-70 · ΔE 2.06
Valspar · 8007-6F · ΔE 1.5
PPG / Glidden · PPG1001-1 · ΔE 2.11
Glidden · 61YY 89/040 · ΔE 1.27
Dutch Boy · 002W · ΔE 1.5
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4001 · ΔE 1.57
Dunn-Edwards · DEW381 · ΔE 0.58
Magnolia Home · JG-21 · ΔE 1.93
Farrow & Ball · NO. 2005 · ΔE 1.58
Diamond Vogel · 0355 · ΔE 1.23
Hirshfield's · 0011 · ΔE 1.65
Rodda · R007 · ΔE 1.54
C2 Paint · C2-612 · ΔE 1.26
Clare · PNT100-LT-04 · ΔE 1.56
Portola Paints · ORIGAMI · ΔE 1.33
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 14.03
Backdrop · BD-TR · ΔE 2.55
Rust-Oleum · 285140 · ΔE 4.12
Kompozit · 0011 · ΔE 1.65
Soft Gray
#B9B5AE · LRV 46 · accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 2850 · ΔE 2.63
Behr · UL260-9 · ΔE 0.68
Benjamin Moore · 1551 · ΔE 0.58
Valspar · V122-2 · ΔE 0.95
PPG / Glidden · PPG1007-3 · ΔE 1.21
Glidden · 30YY 46/036 · ΔE 1.08
Dutch Boy · 442-3DB · ΔE 1.68
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3276 · ΔE 2.43
Dunn-Edwards · DET625 · ΔE 1.93
Magnolia Home · JG-19 · ΔE 1.94
Farrow & Ball · NO. 22 · ΔE 5.1
Diamond Vogel · 0540 · ΔE 2.56
Hirshfield's · H0143 · ΔE 2.04
Rodda · R026 · ΔE 1.61
C2 Paint · C2-927 · ΔE 3.68
Clare · PNT100-LT-13 · ΔE 3.46
Portola Paints · PIANO ROOM · ΔE 1.93
Annie Sloan · PALOMA · ΔE 4.66
Backdrop · BD-UD · ΔE 10.12
Rust-Oleum · 285143 · ΔE 6.55
Kompozit · 0581 · ΔE 3.3

Questions

What colors go with peony pink?

Warm whites and soft grays are its best friends, exactly like this scheme. They let the pink stay sweet without going saccharine, and you can add a little brass or natural wood to warm things up further.

Is a pink and white combo too feminine?

It can read soft, but the gray keeps it grounded and grown-up. If you want even more balance, lean on the white and gray for most surfaces and let the peony show up in smaller doses.

What undertones should I watch for here?

Peony Pink has a warm, slightly coral lean, so pair it with a creamy white rather than a stark blue-white. The gray here is warm too, which keeps everything in the same friendly family.

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