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Soft Gray & Pink Nursery Color Scheme

A calm, modern nursery scheme that pairs soft gray walls with a whisper of powder pink and crisp white trim, all matched to real paint you can buy.

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

Start with Pale Gray on the walls and the whole nursery settles down. It is a soft, warm gray that never feels cold or heavy, which is exactly what you want around a sleeping baby. It quiets the room, hides little smudges better than bright white, and makes a lovely backdrop for everything from light wood furniture to a gallery of tiny frames.

Then bring in Powder Pink as your accent, just a gentle blush on the crib wall, the curtains, or a soft rug. It keeps the room sweet and girlish without going loud or sugary. Bright White finishes the trim, doors, and crib so the whole space feels fresh and clean. Walls in gray, white on the woodwork, and pink saved for the soft touches you can easily change as she grows.

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Pale Gray
walls
Diamond Vogel Santo · 0538
#D7D4CF
LRV 66
Powder Pink
accent
Dutch Boy Tufted Pink · 203-1DB
#EDD3D2
LRV 69
Bright White
trim
Dunn-Edwards Droplets · DEW381
#F6F4EF
LRV 83

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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.

Pale Gray
#D6D3CE · LRV 65 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7647 · ΔE 1
Behr · PWN-72 · ΔE 1.93
Benjamin Moore · CSP-490 · ΔE 0.55
Valspar · 4004-1A · ΔE 1.25
PPG / Glidden · FLLW961 · ΔE 2.49
Glidden · 40YY 64/035 · ΔE 0.63
Dutch Boy · 405-1DB · ΔE 2.55
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1456 · ΔE 2.63
Dunn-Edwards · DE6366 · ΔE 2.23
Magnolia Home · JG-132 · ΔE 1.65
Farrow & Ball · NO. 277 · ΔE 1.87
Diamond Vogel · 0538 · ΔE 0.24
Hirshfield's · 0538 · ΔE 0.86
Rodda · CA030 · ΔE 1.74
C2 Paint · C2-994 · ΔE 1.43
Clare · PNT100-LT-18 · ΔE 0.98
Portola Paints · SAN FERNANDO · ΔE 1.34
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 11.15
Backdrop · BD-RR · ΔE 5.23
Rust-Oleum · 285142 · ΔE 8.72
Kompozit · 0538 · ΔE 0.86
Powder Pink
#EFD7D6 · LRV 72 · accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6589 · ΔE 2.26
Behr · S190-1 · ΔE 1.42
Benjamin Moore · 1275 · ΔE 1.66
Valspar · 8002-9A · ΔE 2.37
PPG / Glidden · PPG1187-1 · ΔE 1.27
Glidden · PPG1065-2 · ΔE 2.83
Dutch Boy · 203-1DB · ΔE 1.07
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1057 · ΔE 2.26
Dunn-Edwards · DE6079 · ΔE 3.78
Magnolia Home · JG-34 · ΔE 9.19
Farrow & Ball · NO. 202 · ΔE 6.54
Diamond Vogel · 0082 · ΔE 1.71
Hirshfield's · 0117 · ΔE 2.26
Rodda · CA049 · ΔE 9.18
C2 Paint · BD4 · ΔE 8.76
Clare · PNT100-LT-25 · ΔE 3.06
Portola Paints · GEM · ΔE 11.58
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 14.62
Backdrop · BD-CC · ΔE 14.51
Rust-Oleum · 285142 · ΔE 2.67
Kompozit · 0117 · ΔE 2.26
Bright White
#F7F5F0 · LRV 91 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9541 · ΔE 0.83
Behr · DC-001 · ΔE 0.79
Benjamin Moore · 2121-70 · ΔE 1.96
Valspar · V148 · ΔE 1
PPG / Glidden · PPG1001-1 · ΔE 1.73
Glidden · PPG1001-1 · ΔE 1.62
Dutch Boy · 002W · ΔE 1.22
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4001 · ΔE 1.25
Dunn-Edwards · DEW381 · ΔE 0.21
Magnolia Home · JG-21 · ΔE 1.49
Farrow & Ball · NO. 2005 · ΔE 1
Diamond Vogel · 0355 · ΔE 1.51
Hirshfield's · 0011 · ΔE 1.89
Rodda · R007 · ΔE 1.01
C2 Paint · C2-756 · ΔE 1.58
Clare · PNT100-LT-04 · ΔE 1.64
Portola Paints · ONE DROP · ΔE 5.05
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 14.57
Backdrop · BD-TR · ΔE 2.87
Rust-Oleum · 285140 · ΔE 3.62
Kompozit · 0011 · ΔE 1.89

Questions

is gray too cold for a baby's room?

Not this gray. Pale Gray leans warm and soft, so the room still feels cozy and gentle rather than chilly. The touch of pink warms it up even more.

will this scheme still work as the baby grows?

Yes. Soft gray and white are easy to grow with, and you can swap the pink accents for any color later without repainting the walls.

where should the pink actually go?

Keep pink small and intentional, on a crib wall, curtains, a rug, or art, so it reads as a sweet detail instead of taking over the room.

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