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Plum & Blush Home Office Color Scheme

A moody, jewel-toned home office scheme that wraps deep plum walls in soft blush and a warm champagne glint, all matched to real paint you can buy.

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

Start with the Plum on the walls and the whole room shifts into a deeper, calmer gear. It’s a soft purple with a grayed, almost-brown edge, so it feels grown-up and grounded rather than loud. In a home office that’s exactly what you want, walls that quiet the background noise and let you sink into your work, especially in the late afternoon when the light goes low and the color turns velvety.

To keep it from feeling heavy, lift the room with Blush on the trim and frames, a warm putty-pink that softens every edge and adds a little breath of light. Then bring in Champagne as your accent, a warm gold-beige that catches the light on a lamp, a frame, or a knob. So the plan is simple: plum on the walls, blush on the trim and shelves, and just a few touches of champagne where you want a little glint.

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Plum
walls
Benjamin Moore Exotic Purple · 2071-10
#43334D
LRV 4
Blush
trim
Benjamin Moore Rose Accent · 1177
#E6CFC5
LRV 65
Champagne
accent
Benjamin Moore Avant Garde · 272
#C1A977
LRV 40

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Plum
#46324A · LRV 4 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6559 · ΔE 4.31
Behr · 100F-7 · ΔE 3.51
Benjamin Moore · 2071-10 · ΔE 1.75
Valspar · M215 · ΔE 4.02
PPG / Glidden · PPG1013-7 · ΔE 11.88
Glidden · PPG1165-7 · ΔE 11.15
Dutch Boy · 344-7DB · ΔE 6.88
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2411 · ΔE 6.66
Dunn-Edwards · DEA193 · ΔE 3.86
Magnolia Home · JG-102 · ΔE 5.61
Farrow & Ball · NO. W24 · ΔE 9.73
Diamond Vogel · H065 · ΔE 6.62
Hirshfield's · 1215 · ΔE 5.76
Rodda · CA210 · ΔE 12.91
C2 Paint · BD42 · ΔE 6.44
Clare · PNT100-DP-54 · ΔE 17.26
Portola Paints · DANCING SHOES · ΔE 3.27
Annie Sloan · NAPOLEONIC BLUE · ΔE 13.26
Backdrop · BD-LC · ΔE 11.93
Rust-Oleum · 285144 · ΔE 16.83
Kompozit · 1215 · ΔE 5.76
Blush
#E6CFC6 · LRV 66 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6323 · ΔE 1.85
Behr · MQ3-37 · ΔE 2.84
Benjamin Moore · 1177 · ΔE 0.48
Valspar · 1006-10C · ΔE 1.46
PPG / Glidden · PPG1065-3 · ΔE 2.06
Glidden · PPG1062-3 · ΔE 0.8
Dutch Boy · 305-1DB · ΔE 0.55
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2067 · ΔE 1.85
Dunn-Edwards · DE6051 · ΔE 1.97
Magnolia Home · JG-24 · ΔE 1.98
Farrow & Ball · NO. 230 · ΔE 1.98
Diamond Vogel · 0125 · ΔE 0.92
Hirshfield's · 0125 · ΔE 0.76
Rodda · R121 · ΔE 2.12
C2 Paint · C2-834 · ΔE 5.72
Clare · PNT100-LT-20 · ΔE 5.77
Portola Paints · GYPSY · ΔE 5.34
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 10.13
Backdrop · BD-AU · ΔE 3.77
Rust-Oleum · 285142 · ΔE 3.73
Kompozit · 0125 · ΔE 0.76
Champagne
#C2A878 · LRV 41 · accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9028 · ΔE 1.39
Behr · MQ2-29 · ΔE 1.41
Benjamin Moore · 272 · ΔE 0.99
Valspar · M110 · ΔE 1.26
PPG / Glidden · PPG1093-5 · ΔE 1.27
Glidden · PPG1093-5 · ΔE 1.01
Dutch Boy · 320-4DB · ΔE 1.07
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2215 · ΔE 1.39
Dunn-Edwards · DEC729 · ΔE 1.57
Magnolia Home · JG-166 · ΔE 6.94
Farrow & Ball · NO. 53 · ΔE 4.06
Diamond Vogel · 0310 · ΔE 2.26
Hirshfield's · 0323 · ΔE 2.84
Rodda · R050 · ΔE 4.17
C2 Paint · C2-858 · ΔE 3.31
Clare · PNT100-DP-59 · ΔE 3.66
Portola Paints · PIXIE · ΔE 10.53
Annie Sloan · VERSAILLES · ΔE 4.97
Backdrop · BD-LF · ΔE 14.3
Rust-Oleum · 371674 · ΔE 12.24
Kompozit · 0323 · ΔE 2.84

Questions

Will deep plum walls make a small home office feel cramped?

They actually do the opposite. A rich, low-light color like this blurs the corners and makes the room feel like a cocoon you want to settle into, which is perfect for focus. Just keep your task lighting warm and bright so your desk stays easy on the eyes.

Where should the blush and champagne go?

Put the soft blush on your trim, window frames, and any built-in shelving so it lifts the dark walls without fighting them. Save the champagne for small accents like a lamp base, a frame, or hardware so it reads as a quiet sparkle, not a third wall color.

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