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Rose Color Palette — Rose Dawn

A soft five-color scheme led by a powdery dawn rose, warmed with blush and clay and steadied by greige and a deep plum accent — every color matched to real paint you can buy.

By Jessica Williams · Color Stylist & Interior Editor

Dawn Rose
Dominant
Kompozit Auburn Wave · 0049
#D8A394
LRV 43
Blush Petal
Secondary
Kompozit Empire Rose · 0069
#E7C5C1
LRV 61
Warm Greige
Base
Kompozit Awakening · 0560
#D5CBBE
LRV 61
Soft Clay
Support
Kompozit Calliope · 0044
#C89A8D
LRV 37
Deep Plum
Accent
Kompozit Grape Soda · 1222
#533D47
LRV 6
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This is rose the way it actually shows up at first light — quiet, dusty, a little gray. Dawn Rose leads the whole scheme with a powdery warmth that feels more like a soft morning than a valentine, and that restraint is exactly what makes it feel current in 2026.

Around it, Blush Petal adds a lighter breath of the same family while Warm Greige gives your eye somewhere to rest. Soft Clay warms the edges and keeps things grounded, so the palette never tips into precious.

Then a single note of Deep Plum does the heavy lifting. Used in small doses, it sharpens all that softness and gives the room a spine. Keep the rose tones generous and the plum rare, and the mood stays calm, modern, and easy to live with.

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.

Dawn Rose
#D9A6A0 · LRV 45 · Dominant
Kompozit Auburn Wave · 0049 ΔE 3.74
Backdrop Rosita · BD-RO ΔE 2.07
Behr Coral Fountain · MQ4-3 ΔE 2.14
Benjamin Moore Salmon Mousse · 046 ΔE 4.83
Clare Subrosa · PNT100-MD-76 ΔE 3.57
Dunn-Edwards Cedarville · DE5185 ΔE 4.84
Farrow & Ball Cinder Rose · No. 246 ΔE 5.42
Magnolia Home Rosy Pink · JG-154 ΔE 8.95
PPG / Glidden Coral Cove · 1057-4 ΔE 1.02
Sherwin-Williams Pinky Beige · SW 79 ΔE 8.99
Valspar Terra Cotta Blush · V081-3 ΔE 3.6
Blush Petal
#E8C7C0 · LRV 62 · Secondary
Kompozit Empire Rose · 0069 ΔE 1.49
Backdrop August · BD-AU ΔE 5.21
Behr Tapestry Beige · S210-2 ΔE 2.58
Benjamin Moore Rose Blush · 037 ΔE 0.75
Clare Meet Cute · PNT100-LT-60 ΔE 4.02
Dunn-Edwards Galveston Tan · DE6101 ΔE 4.18
Farrow & Ball Calamine · No. 230 ΔE 4.44
Magnolia Home Cabbage Rose · JG-26 ΔE 2.04
PPG / Glidden Tangy Taffy · 1058-3 ΔE 1.41
Sherwin-Williams Bella Pink · SW 6596 ΔE 3.92
Valspar Harmony · 2001-8C ΔE 1.71
Warm Greige
#D8CDBF · LRV 62 · Base
Kompozit Awakening · 0560 ΔE 0.72
Backdrop Real Real · BD-RR ΔE 2.78
Behr Aged Beige · PPU7-09 ΔE 1.53
Benjamin Moore Cedar Key · 982 ΔE 1.25
Clare Flatiron · PNT100-LT-17 ΔE 1.42
Dunn-Edwards Fine Grain · DE6213 ΔE 1.06
Farrow & Ball Cromarty · No. 285 ΔE 5.03
Magnolia Home Stoneware Pieces · JG-55 ΔE 5.33
PPG / Glidden Bermuda Sand · 1074-3 ΔE 2.46
Sherwin-Williams Modern Gray · SW 7632 ΔE 1.56
Valspar Rabbit's Foot · 8004-9B ΔE 2.02
Soft Clay
#C99B85 · LRV 38 · Support
Kompozit Calliope · 0044 ΔE 3.73
Backdrop Rosita · BD-RO ΔE 6.1
Behr Canyon Dusk · S210-4 ΔE 2.08
Benjamin Moore Nutmeg · 1227 ΔE 2.47
Clare Subrosa · PNT100-MD-76 ΔE 4.6
Dunn-Edwards Tawny Amber · DE5214 ΔE 4.06
Farrow & Ball Dead Salmon · No. 28 ΔE 7.33
Magnolia Home Rustic Oak · JG-110 ΔE 11.61
PPG / Glidden Summer Spice · 16-02 ΔE 4.22
Sherwin-Williams Rose Tan · SW 69 ΔE 0.91
Valspar Vienna Beige · 2004-8A ΔE 3.65
Deep Plum
#5A3B47 · LRV 6 · Accent
Kompozit Grape Soda · 1222 ΔE 3.29
Backdrop It's a Date · BD-IT ΔE 14.25
Behr Napa Wine · QE-63 ΔE 1.87
Benjamin Moore Autumn Purple · 2073-20 ΔE 4.42
Clare Blackish · PNT100-DP-54 ΔE 16.01
Dunn-Edwards Mulberry · DEA194 ΔE 3.47
Farrow & Ball Brinjal · No. 222 ΔE 2.57
Magnolia Home Plum Suede · JG-102 ΔE 6.17
PPG / Glidden Gooseberry · 1048-7 ΔE 3.15
Sherwin-Williams Cordovan · SW 6027 ΔE 4.81
Valspar Plummy Rouge · 8003-2G ΔE 2.93

Questions

Why does this rose palette feel calm instead of sweet?

The rose here is muted and grayed rather than candy-bright, so it reads grown-up. The greige and clay pull it toward warm and earthy, which keeps the whole scheme soft instead of sugary.

How should I balance these colors?

Let Dawn Rose lead across the biggest surfaces, use blush and clay as gentle layers, and save the deep plum for the smallest moments — a chair, a frame, a strip of trim.

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