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Plum Kids Room Palette — Soft Plum & Warm Putty

A gentle five-color kids room scheme built around soft plum, warmed by putty, oak, and crisp white with a deeper grape accent — every color matched to real paint you can buy.

By Jessica Williams · Color Stylist & Interior Editor

Soft Plum
Walls
Kompozit Felicia · 1200
#917292
LRV 20
Warm Putty
Trim & Ceiling
Kompozit Feather Stone · 0229
#E3DED2
LRV 73
Cloud White
Cabinets or Vanity
Kompozit Cyprus Spring · 0411
#F2F2EA
LRV 88
Honey Oak
Wood & Floors
Kompozit Back to Basics · 0255
#C49A69
LRV 36
Deep Grape
Accent
Kompozit Royal Velvet · 1306
#513E4D
LRV 6
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A kids room should feel calm at bedtime and cheerful by day, and a dusty plum does both. Soft Plum is the heart of this scheme — a muted, grown-up purple that still feels playful and a touch magical on the walls.

To keep it light, the trim and ceiling wear Warm Putty and the built-ins get a clean Cloud White. That pale frame lets the plum breathe instead of closing the room in. Honey Oak on the floor or a small dresser warms the whole thing up and keeps it from feeling too cool.

Save Deep Grape for the smallest moments — a reading nook shelf, the inside of a closet, a painted door. A little of that deeper tone gives the room some quiet drama and makes the soft plum feel intentional and current.

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.

Soft Plum
#8A6B8C · LRV 18 · Walls
Kompozit Felicia · 1200 ΔE 2.74
Backdrop Mom Jeans · BD-MJ ΔE 21.99
Behr Phantom Hue · 110F-5 ΔE 5.03
Benjamin Moore Lazy Afternoon · 1378 ΔE 3.28
Clare Prince · PNT100-DP-33 ΔE 9.85
Dunn-Edwards Pale Eggplant · DE5956 ΔE 5.25
Farrow & Ball Pitch Blue · No. 220 ΔE 14.86
Magnolia Home Wooden Palette · JG-130 ΔE 18.19
PPG / Glidden Mirabella · 1176-6 ΔE 3.38
Sherwin-Williams Wood Violet · SW 6557 ΔE 5.44
Valspar Vivacious Violet · V038-5 ΔE 3.74
Warm Putty
#E6DCD0 · LRV 73 · Trim & Ceiling
Kompozit Feather Stone · 0229 ΔE 2.49
Backdrop Cookies & Cream · BD-CC ΔE 5.12
Behr Pale Palomino · HDC-CT-05 ΔE 0.91
Benjamin Moore Bride To Be · 1009 ΔE 1.23
Clare No Filter · PNT100-LT-19 ΔE 3.41
Dunn-Edwards Linen White · DEC749 ΔE 1.68
Farrow & Ball School House White · No. 291 ΔE 2.07
Magnolia Home Soft Linen · JG-108 ΔE 1.51
PPG / Glidden Ash · 1076-2 ΔE 1.95
Sherwin-Williams Pacer White · SW 6098 ΔE 1.24
Valspar Balance · 2004-10C ΔE 0.56
Cloud White
#F6F2EC · LRV 89 · Cabinets or Vanity
Kompozit Cyprus Spring · 0411 ΔE 2.45
Backdrop Tabula Rasa · BD-TR ΔE 2.78
Behr Whisper White · HDC-MD-08 ΔE 1.01
Benjamin Moore Opulence · 879 ΔE 0.58
Clare Wing It · PNT100-LT-24 ΔE 1.85
Dunn-Edwards Fossil · DE6225 ΔE 0.56
Farrow & Ball Wimborne White · No. 239 ΔE 2.33
Magnolia Home True White · JG-21 ΔE 2.48
PPG / Glidden Delicate White · 1001-1 ΔE 2.42
Sherwin-Williams White Flour · SW 7102 ΔE 1.9
Valspar Santa's Beard · 8007-6E ΔE 1.44
Honey Oak
#C19A6B · LRV 36 · Wood & Floors
Kompozit Back to Basics · 0255 ΔE 0.88
Backdrop Carry the Two · BD-CT ΔE 11.34
Behr Ground Cumin · UL180-24 ΔE 2.84
Benjamin Moore Sandy Valley · 1112 ΔE 1.16
Clare Good as Gold · PNT100-DP-59 ΔE 3.04
Dunn-Edwards New Cork · DE6180 ΔE 3.45
Farrow & Ball India Yellow · No. 66 ΔE 4.95
Magnolia Home Juniper Tree · JG-166 ΔE 10.63
PPG / Glidden Welcome Home · 1092-5 ΔE 1.53
Sherwin-Williams Lanyard · SW 7680 ΔE 2.36
Valspar Western Wear · M139 ΔE 1.19
Deep Grape
#4E3A52 · LRV 5 · Accent
Kompozit Royal Velvet · 1306 ΔE 3.81
Backdrop Last Call · BD-LC ΔE 11.21
Behr Oriental Eggplant · PPU17-02 ΔE 2.78
Benjamin Moore Black Raspberry · 2072-20 ΔE 4.31
Clare Blackish · PNT100-DP-54 ΔE 16.56
Dunn-Edwards Preserve · DEA193 ΔE 2.64
Farrow & Ball Pelt · No. 254 ΔE 5.98
Magnolia Home Plum Suede · JG-102 ΔE 4.84
PPG / Glidden Blackberry · 1172-7 ΔE 6.22
Sherwin-Williams Concord Grape · SW 6559 ΔE 4.33
Valspar Bon Vivant · 8002-48G ΔE 2.46

Questions

Is plum too dark for a kids room?

Not when you pick a soft, dusty plum like this one. It reads gentle and a little dreamy rather than heavy, and the putty and white keep the room feeling open and light.

How do I use these five colors together?

Let the soft plum lead on the walls, keep trim and ceiling pale, and use the deep grape in small doses on a shelf or a door. The oak ties everything to natural wood.

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