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Rose Color Palette — Rose & Sage Field

A soft five-color scheme led by dusty rose with sage, warm white, and greige neutrals plus a deep plum accent — every color matched to real paint you can buy.

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

Dusty Rose
Dominant
Kompozit Be Mine · 0078
#C99EA3
LRV 40
Field Sage
Secondary
Kompozit Fair Maiden · 0456
#A5B3A5
LRV 43
Warm White
Base
Kompozit Queen Anne's Lace · 0558
#F0ECE2
LRV 84
Soft Greige
Support
Kompozit Ivory Ridge · 0182
#D9C9B8
LRV 60
Deep Plum
Accent
Kompozit Grape Soda · 1222
#533D47
LRV 6
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Rose is having a real moment right now, and this is the easy, grown-up way to use it. Dusty Rose leads the whole scheme — it is soft and a little muted, so it reads cozy instead of sweet. That muted quality is the trick. A pure pink can feel loud, but a rose with a touch of gray in it settles right into a room.

Next to it, Field Sage does the quiet heavy lifting. It cools the rose down and keeps everything feeling like a calm garden rather than a candy shop. Warm White and Soft Greige fill in the spaces between, so your eye gets places to rest. Think of them as the breathing room that lets the rose and sage shine.

Then comes Deep Plum, and you only need a little. A small dose of this rich, shadowy shade grounds the softer colors and gives the palette some backbone. Use it on one accent — a throw, a frame, a single painted door — and the whole scheme suddenly feels intentional and modern.

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.

Dusty Rose
#C99AA0 · LRV 38 · Dominant
Kompozit Be Mine · 0078 ΔE 1.4
Backdrop Rosita · BD-RO ΔE 6.44
Behr Lady Guinevere · MQ1-13 ΔE 2.51
Benjamin Moore Amaryllis · 1256 ΔE 3.28
Clare Subrosa · PNT100-MD-76 ΔE 7.47
Dunn-Edwards Rose Meadow · DE6025 ΔE 1.11
Farrow & Ball Cinder Rose · No. 246 ΔE 4.19
Magnolia Home Rustic Oak · JG-110 ΔE 16.69
PPG / Glidden Mexicali Rose · 18-06 ΔE 1.95
Sherwin-Williams Rose Embroidery · SW 6297 ΔE 1.88
Valspar Pink Cocoa Cupcake · V079-3 ΔE 1.96
Field Sage
#A7B197 · LRV 42 · Secondary
Kompozit Fair Maiden · 0456 ΔE 4.66
Backdrop Le Freak · BD-LF ΔE 2.33
Behr Spring Walk · PPU10-06 ΔE 2.44
Benjamin Moore Estate Sale · CSP-795 ΔE 3.27
Clare Matcha Latte · PNT100-DP-50 ΔE 7.57
Dunn-Edwards Shaggy Barked · DEC771 ΔE 8.9
Farrow & Ball French Gray · No. 18 ΔE 6.26
Magnolia Home Seasonal · JG-51 ΔE 3.25
PPG / Glidden Olive Sprig · 1125-4 ΔE 2.8
Sherwin-Williams Clary Sage · SW 6178 ΔE 4.08
Valspar Green Trellis · 5006-3C ΔE 2.21
Warm White
#F3EDE3 · LRV 85 · Base
Kompozit Queen Anne's Lace · 0558 ΔE 1.04
Backdrop Jane · BD-JA ΔE 2
Behr Bleached Linen · PPU5-09 ΔE 0.81
Benjamin Moore White Dove · OC-17 ΔE 2.38
Clare Wing It · PNT100-LT-24 ΔE 2.16
Dunn-Edwards Tea Biscuit · DE6120 ΔE 1.96
Farrow & Ball Pointing · No. 2003 ΔE 1.92
Magnolia Home Silos White · JG-107 ΔE 2.05
PPG / Glidden Atrium White · 1020-1 ΔE 1.49
Sherwin-Williams Westhighland White · SW 7566 ΔE 0.79
Valspar Dove White · 7002-7 ΔE 0.5
Soft Greige
#D6C9B8 · LRV 60 · Support
Kompozit Ivory Ridge · 0182 ΔE 1.43
Backdrop Real Real · BD-RR ΔE 3.19
Behr Studio Clay · MQ2-27 ΔE 0.77
Benjamin Moore Bleached Gray · ES-78 ΔE 1.47
Clare Flatiron · PNT100-LT-17 ΔE 2.62
Dunn-Edwards Dry Creek · DE6122 ΔE 1.9
Farrow & Ball Cornforth White · No. 228 ΔE 4.19
Magnolia Home Plaster · JG-156 ΔE 1.7
PPG / Glidden Cocoa Cream · 1079-3 ΔE 2.61
Sherwin-Williams Simplify Beige · SW 6085 ΔE 2
Valspar Desert Fortress · 2008-10B ΔE 1.47
Deep Plum
#5A3A4A · LRV 6 · Accent
Kompozit Grape Soda · 1222 ΔE 4.1
Backdrop It's a Date · BD-IT ΔE 15.9
Behr Semi Sweet · 130F-7 ΔE 3.38
Benjamin Moore Autumn Purple · 2073-20 ΔE 2.94
Clare Night Groove · PNT100-DP-77 ΔE 6.38
Dunn-Edwards Mulberry · DEA194 ΔE 2.1
Farrow & Ball Brinjal · No. 222 ΔE 4.03
Magnolia Home Plum Suede · JG-102 ΔE 6.32
PPG / Glidden Love Potion · 1179-7 ΔE 2.48
Sherwin-Williams Mature Grape · SW 6286 ΔE 2.63
Valspar Plummy Rouge · 8003-2G ΔE 2.55

Questions

Why does rose pair so well with sage green?

Rose and sage sit near opposite sides of the color wheel, so they balance each other instead of competing. The rose feels warm and the sage feels cool, and that gentle push-pull is what makes the combo look fresh rather than fussy.

How much rose should I actually use?

Let rose lead — think roughly two-thirds of what you see. Use sage as the steady supporting color, lean on the warm white and greige to keep things calm, and save the deep plum for small touches like a chair or a piece of art.

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