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Pistachio & Blush Color Scheme

A soft pistachio green paired with a powdery blush and a warm white, for a gentle, playful look that feels fresh without trying too hard. Every shade is matched to real paint you can buy.

By Jessica Williams · Color Stylist & Interior Editor

Start with Soft Pistachio, a gentle yellow-green that feels like new leaves in early spring. It is light enough to fill a wall with quiet color without ever feeling loud, and there is something instantly happy about it. This is the shade that sets the whole mood here: fresh, calm, and a little playful, the kind of green that makes a space feel cared for and easy to be in.

Against that green, Powder Blush brings a soft, warm pink that hugs the trim and woodwork with a touch of sweetness. A Warm White then steps in on the ceiling and a few accents to give your eyes a place to rest, keeping everything light and airy. Because none of these colors shout, the trio flows beautifully from a living room into a bedroom, a kitchen, or right through a whole home.

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Soft Pistachio
walls
Benjamin Moore Sienna Laurel · 536
#CBD6A9
LRV 62
Powder Blush
trim
Valspar Charmed · 8003-9A
#ECD2CB
LRV 68
Warm White
accent
Glidden Crisp Linen White · 61YY 89/040
#F6F1E9
LRV 89

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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.

Soft Pistachio
#CDD6AC · LRV 64 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6436 · ΔE 3.51
Behr · 770C-3 · ΔE 3.38
Benjamin Moore · 536 · ΔE 0.96
Valspar · V058-2 · ΔE 3.57
PPG / Glidden · PPG1120-4 · ΔE 2.13
Glidden · PPG1120-4 · ΔE 1.84
Dutch Boy · 324-1DB · ΔE 4.05
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2256 · ΔE 3.51
Dunn-Edwards · DE5541 · ΔE 1.48
Magnolia Home · JG-105 · ΔE 7.13
Farrow & Ball · NO. 206 · ΔE 4.61
Diamond Vogel · 0784 · ΔE 1.72
Hirshfield's · 0784 · ΔE 2.11
Rodda · R049 · ΔE 6.25
C2 Paint · C2-657 · ΔE 4.59
Clare · PNT100-MD-63 · ΔE 3.54
Portola Paints · FIGUEROA · ΔE 12.03
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 13.12
Backdrop · BD-RR · ΔE 10.89
Rust-Oleum · 398641 · ΔE 7.47
Kompozit · 0784 · ΔE 2.11
Powder Blush
#ECD2CB · LRV 68 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6302 · ΔE 2.33
Behr · S200-1 · ΔE 0.81
Benjamin Moore · 2094-60 · ΔE 0.67
Valspar · 8003-9A · ΔE 0
PPG / Glidden · PPG1057-2 · ΔE 0.94
Glidden · PPG1059-2 · ΔE 1.04
Dutch Boy · 307-2DB · ΔE 0.96
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2037 · ΔE 2.33
Dunn-Edwards · DE6023 · ΔE 4.27
Magnolia Home · JG-24 · ΔE 3.7
Farrow & Ball · NO. 202 · ΔE 4.13
Diamond Vogel · 0047 · ΔE 3.45
Hirshfield's · 0146 · ΔE 3.53
Rodda · R121 · ΔE 3.72
C2 Paint · C2-850 · ΔE 8.85
Clare · PNT100-LT-20 · ΔE 7.35
Portola Paints · GYPSY · ΔE 6.17
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 11.87
Backdrop · BD-CC · ΔE 12.79
Rust-Oleum · 285142 · ΔE 3.22
Kompozit · 0146 · ΔE 3.53
Warm White
#F6F1E8 · LRV 88 · accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9503 · ΔE 0.79
Behr · OR-W10 · ΔE 0.5
Benjamin Moore · 890 · ΔE 0.52
Valspar · 7007-4 · ΔE 0.62
PPG / Glidden · PPG0998-1 · ΔE 1.94
Glidden · 61YY 89/040 · ΔE 0.47
Dutch Boy · 004W · ΔE 0.96
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4002 · ΔE 1
Dunn-Edwards · DE6260 · ΔE 1
Magnolia Home · JG-107 · ΔE 1.58
Farrow & Ball · NO. 239 · ΔE 1.96
Diamond Vogel · 0355 · ΔE 1.45
Hirshfield's · 0355 · ΔE 2.16
Rodda · CA002 · ΔE 1.38
C2 Paint · C2-820 · ΔE 0.6
Clare · PNT100-LT-24 · ΔE 2.03
Portola Paints · ORIGAMI · ΔE 1.96
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 12.62
Backdrop · BD-TR · ΔE 1.96
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 5.33
Kompozit · 0355 · ΔE 2.16

Questions

What colors go with soft pistachio green?

Pinks and warm whites are its best friends. A powdery blush keeps the green feeling cheerful, and a creamy white settles the whole thing down so it never gets sugary.

Is pistachio and blush too playful for a grown-up space?

Not at all. Both shades here are muted and grayed-down, so they read calm and easygoing rather than candy-bright. Keep your floors and furniture in natural wood or soft neutrals and it feels gentle, not childish.

What undertones should I watch with this combo?

The pistachio leans a touch yellow-green and the blush leans warm, so they sit happily together. Just pick a warm white over a stark cool white, or the pinks can start to look gray.

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