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Rose & Gold Color Scheme

A soft dusty rose warmed by an aged gold and a creamy off-white, for a look that feels gentle and a little bit glamorous. Every shade here is matched to real paint you can buy.

By David Chen · Formulation Lead & Resident Chemist

Antique Rose sets a soft, romantic mood the moment it lands on the wall. It’s a dusty, grown-up pink, more powder and rosewood than candy, so it feels calm and a little glamorous instead of sweet. It’s the kind of color that catches afternoon light beautifully and makes a space feel warm and welcoming.

Against that gentle backdrop, Soft Gold brings a quiet shimmer on the trim, like the glint of a vintage frame, while Creamy White opens everything up and gives your eye a place to rest. Together they read as relaxed elegance rather than full-on shine. This trio is easy to live with anywhere, whether it’s wrapping a living room in warmth, softening a bedroom, or adding a touch of glam across a whole home.

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Antique Rose
walls
Valspar Pink Cocoa Cupcake · V079-3
#CE9EA0
LRV 40
Soft Gold
trim
Valspar Excitable · V055-4
#C8A24F
LRV 39
Creamy White
accent
Glidden Spun Cotton · PPG1203-1
#F3ECDC
LRV 84

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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.

Antique Rose
#D4A1A1 · LRV 42 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6297 · ΔE 3.37
Behr · 200E-3 · ΔE 3.03
Benjamin Moore · 1271 · ΔE 3.56
Valspar · V079-3 · ΔE 1.49
PPG / Glidden · PPG1056-4 · ΔE 3.27
Glidden · 70RR 41/192 · ΔE 3.45
Dutch Boy · 305-3DB · ΔE 4.89
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2025 · ΔE 3.37
Dunn-Edwards · DET416 · ΔE 1.87
Magnolia Home · JG-154 · ΔE 10.83
Farrow & Ball · NO. 246 · ΔE 5.62
Diamond Vogel · 0071 · ΔE 1.94
Hirshfield's · 0071 · ΔE 1.51
Rodda · R122 · ΔE 9.22
C2 Paint · BD52 · ΔE 6.1
Clare · PNT100-MD-76 · ΔE 5.2
Portola Paints · HAVANA · ΔE 11.19
Annie Sloan · PALOMA · ΔE 13.67
Backdrop · BD-RO · ΔE 3.83
Rust-Oleum · 285143 · ΔE 19.32
Kompozit · 0071 · ΔE 1.51
Soft Gold
#C9A24B · LRV 39 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6395 · ΔE 2.87
Behr · M300-5 · ΔE 1.88
Benjamin Moore · 287 · ΔE 1.98
Valspar · V055-4 · ΔE 0.63
PPG / Glidden · PPG1107-7 · ΔE 1.79
Glidden · PPG1107-7 · ΔE 1.55
Dutch Boy · 120-6DB · ΔE 3.02
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2194 · ΔE 2.87
Dunn-Edwards · DE5376 · ΔE 2.08
Magnolia Home · JG-45 · ΔE 6.3
Farrow & Ball · NO. 66 · ΔE 4.31
Diamond Vogel · 0935 · ΔE 3.65
Hirshfield's · H0026 · ΔE 2.83
Rodda · R050 · ΔE 9.28
C2 Paint · C2-634 · ΔE 4.36
Clare · PNT100-DP-59 · ΔE 6.02
Portola Paints · PIXIE · ΔE 14.33
Annie Sloan · ARLES · ΔE 7.24
Backdrop · BD-CT · ΔE 16.22
Rust-Oleum · 398640 · ΔE 15.66
Kompozit · 0816 · ΔE 2.89
Creamy White
#F3ECDC · LRV 84 · accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7116 · ΔE 1.96
Behr · 710C-1 · ΔE 0.98
Benjamin Moore · 2162-70 · ΔE 0.98
Valspar · 7002-5 · ΔE 1.05
PPG / Glidden · PPG1203-1 · ΔE 0.52
Glidden · PPG1203-1 · ΔE 0
Dutch Boy · 118-1DB · ΔE 0.81
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4032 · ΔE 0.91
Dunn-Edwards · DET677 · ΔE 0.51
Magnolia Home · JG-33 · ΔE 1.5
Farrow & Ball · NO. 2003 · ΔE 1.92
Diamond Vogel · 0005 · ΔE 1.13
Hirshfield's · 0005 · ΔE 0.98
Rodda · CA001 · ΔE 0.47
C2 Paint · C2-563 · ΔE 0.21
Clare · PNT100-LT-62 · ΔE 2.13
Portola Paints · CASA FORMA · ΔE 0.97
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 10.31
Backdrop · BD-JA · ΔE 2.94
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 3.32
Kompozit · 0005 · ΔE 0.98

Questions

what colors go with antique rose?

Warm metallic tones and soft creams are its best friends. A muted gold gives it a little shine, and a creamy white keeps the whole thing from feeling heavy.

is rose and gold too much for a whole home?

Not at all. Use the rose on the big surfaces and keep the gold as a small touch on trim or hardware. Spread out like that, it reads warm and elegant rather than busy.

what undertones should i watch for here?

Antique Rose leans warm and slightly mauve, so pair it with golds and creams that stay warm too. Cool, blue-based whites can fight it and make the rose look dull.

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