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Plum & Gray Bathroom Color Scheme

A deep plum vanity grounded by soft warm gray walls and a clean white trim, for a bathroom that feels rich and calm at once, matched to real paint you can buy.

By Jessica Williams · Color Stylist & Interior Editor

Start with Deep Plum on the vanity, because in a bathroom a moody color works best down low where you can really live with it. It turns an everyday vanity into the quiet centerpiece of the room, and against tile and mirrors that deep, wine-soaked tone reads as luxurious rather than heavy. It is the kind of color that feels wonderful by candlelight at the end of a long day.

To keep the room breathing, wrap the walls in Soft Gray, a warm, easy neutral that softens everything and lets the plum stay the star. Then crisp it all up with Warm White on the trim and around the window, so the edges feel fresh and clean. Plum on the vanity, soft gray on the walls, white on the trim, that is all it takes for a bathroom that feels rich, calm, and grown-up.

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Deep Plum
cabinets
Portola Paints Dancing Shoes · Dancing Shoes
#463242
LRV 4
Soft Gray
walls
Valspar Filtered Shade · 4003-1B
#CBC9C4
LRV 58
Warm White
trim
Dutch Boy Birched White · 004W
#F5F2EA
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.

Deep Plum
#4A3645 · LRV 5 · cabinets
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7577 · ΔE 4.28
Behr · BNC-31 · ΔE 1.47
Benjamin Moore · 2073-10 · ΔE 2.04
Valspar · M215 · ΔE 2.51
PPG / Glidden · PPG1013-7 · ΔE 10.26
Glidden · 85RR 05/082 · ΔE 6.64
Dutch Boy · 403-7DB · ΔE 7.69
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3421 · ΔE 7.69
Dunn-Edwards · DEA193 · ΔE 3.68
Magnolia Home · JG-102 · ΔE 2.72
Farrow & Ball · NO. 256 · ΔE 12.77
Diamond Vogel · H065 · ΔE 3.14
Hirshfield's · 1215 · ΔE 2.17
Rodda · CA210 · ΔE 11.77
C2 Paint · BD42 · ΔE 2.85
Clare · PNT100-DP-54 · ΔE 14.48
Portola Paints · DANCING SHOES · ΔE 1.35
Annie Sloan · NAPOLEONIC BLUE · ΔE 14.83
Backdrop · BD-LC · ΔE 11.89
Rust-Oleum · 285144 · ΔE 15.54
Kompozit · 1215 · ΔE 2.17
Soft Gray
#CBC8C2 · LRV 58 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7015 · ΔE 1.47
Behr · 770A-3 · ΔE 1.31
Benjamin Moore · 860 · ΔE 1.83
Valspar · 4003-1B · ΔE 0.64
PPG / Glidden · PPG1007-2 · ΔE 1.21
Glidden · PPG1006-3 · ΔE 1.03
Dutch Boy · 445-1DB · ΔE 0.86
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1496 · ΔE 0.99
Dunn-Edwards · DEC790 · ΔE 1.58
Magnolia Home · JG-117 · ΔE 1.24
Farrow & Ball · NO. 9904 · ΔE 3.25
Diamond Vogel · 0531 · ΔE 1.65
Hirshfield's · 0531 · ΔE 1.61
Rodda · R061 · ΔE 3.06
C2 Paint · C2-992 · ΔE 3.17
Clare · PNT100-LT-08 · ΔE 1.66
Portola Paints · LUMIERE · ΔE 0.96
Annie Sloan · PARIS GREY · ΔE 5.15
Backdrop · BD-RR · ΔE 4.97
Rust-Oleum · 285142 · ΔE 9.36
Kompozit · 0531 · ΔE 1.61
Warm White
#F4F1E9 · LRV 88 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9503 · ΔE 0.92
Behr · T16-17 · ΔE 1.15
Benjamin Moore · AF-10 · ΔE 0.51
Valspar · 7007-4 · ΔE 1.05
PPG / Glidden · PPG0998-1 · ΔE 1.04
Glidden · 61YY 89/040 · ΔE 1
Dutch Boy · 004W · ΔE 0.21
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4002 · ΔE 0.5
Dunn-Edwards · DE6260 · ΔE 0.46
Magnolia Home · JG-107 · ΔE 0.73
Farrow & Ball · NO. 239 · ΔE 1.56
Diamond Vogel · 0411 · ΔE 1.04
Hirshfield's · 0411 · ΔE 1.48
Rodda · CA002 · ΔE 2.19
C2 Paint · C2-820 · ΔE 0.53
Clare · PNT100-LT-24 · ΔE 2.68
Portola Paints · ORIGAMI · ΔE 1.56
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 13.19
Backdrop · BD-TR · ΔE 1.56
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 5.53
Kompozit · 0411 · ΔE 1.48

Questions

Is a deep plum vanity too dark for a small bathroom?

Not at all. A dark vanity actually grounds a small room and makes the soft gray walls feel like they float, so the space reads cozy and considered instead of cramped.

What finish works best for the plum cabinets?

Go with a satin or semi-gloss on the vanity. It wipes clean from splashes and toothpaste, and the little bit of sheen lets the plum glow under bathroom lighting.

Will warm gray walls clash with cool plum?

This gray has a soft warm undertone that bridges the two, so the plum stays rich and the room feels harmonious rather than cold.

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