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Sunset Color Palette — Coral Dusk & Moss

A warm five-color sunset scheme that runs from coral and tangerine through gold into dusky purple and deep sky, grounded by soft moss — every color matched to real paint you can buy.

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

Coral Glow
Dominant
Kompozit Sari · 1066
#E47C64
LRV 32
Tangerine Gold
Secondary
Kompozit Japonica · 0983
#E89952
LRV 41
Soft Moss
Base
Kompozit Pebblebrook · 0224
#D8D0BC
LRV 63
Dusky Plum
Support
Kompozit Grapes of Wrath · 1284
#65627D
LRV 13
Deep Sky
Accent
Kompozit Quiet Peace · 0592
#3A4A64
LRV 7
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There is a single minute at the end of a clear evening when the sky holds every one of these colors at once, and that is exactly the feeling I wanted here. Coral Glow leads the way with that soft, lit-from-within warmth, and Tangerine Gold sits right beside it like the last of the sun.

To keep the whole thing from running hot, Soft Moss steps in as the base. It is a gentle, slightly grayed green that reads almost neutral on a wall, so it lets the warm tones do the talking. This is where the palette feels current for 2026 — warm colors are back, but we are pairing them with quiet, earthy neutrals rather than stark white.

Then Dusky Plum and Deep Sky are your cooler, deeper notes — the part of the sunset that has already turned to evening. Use them in small doses, on a single piece of furniture or a door, and they will make the corals and golds glow even brighter.

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.

Coral Glow
#E0775A · LRV 30 · Dominant
Kompozit Sari · 1066 ΔE 2.2
Backdrop Rosita · BD-RO ΔE 14.44
Behr Pumpkin Puree · M220-6 ΔE 5.4
Benjamin Moore Tucker Orange · CW-300 ΔE 1.96
Clare Fire Sign · PNT100-DP-74 ΔE 4.87
Dunn-Edwards Orangeville · DE5138 ΔE 2.63
Farrow & Ball Red Earth · No. 64 ΔE 5.9
Magnolia Home Work Worn Wood · JG-35 ΔE 9.36
PPG / Glidden Clay Pot · 1194-6 ΔE 0.9
Sherwin-Williams Rejuvenate · SW 6620 ΔE 1.89
Valspar Marmalade Magic · V043-4 ΔE 3.06
Tangerine Gold
#E8A24C · LRV 44 · Secondary
Kompozit Japonica · 0983 ΔE 4.83
Backdrop Eames · BD-EA ΔE 12.21
Behr Gilded Leaves · HDC-FL14-5 ΔE 1.87
Benjamin Moore Mayan Gold · 175 ΔE 2.91
Clare Good as Gold · PNT100-DP-59 ΔE 9.51
Dunn-Edwards Roasted Squash · DE5278 ΔE 1.49
Farrow & Ball India Yellow · No. 66 ΔE 6.61
Magnolia Home Cottage Feel · JG-40 ΔE 8.15
PPG / Glidden Cornucopia · 1203-7 ΔE 3.09
Sherwin-Williams Osage Orange · SW 6890 ΔE 3.06
Valspar Pirate's Treasure · 3006-5B ΔE 2.77
Soft Moss
#D6D2BC · LRV 64 · Base
Kompozit Pebblebrook · 0224 ΔE 2.28
Backdrop Real Real · BD-RR ΔE 2.76
Behr Sandstone Cliff · 750C-3 ΔE 2.29
Benjamin Moore Jute · AF-80 ΔE 1.81
Clare Turbinado · PNT100-LT-21 ΔE 4.24
Dunn-Edwards Spooky · DE6248 ΔE 2.36
Farrow & Ball Shaded White · No. 201 ΔE 2.74
Magnolia Home Stoneware Pieces · JG-55 ΔE 3.96
PPG / Glidden Fisherman's Net · 14-25 ΔE 1.31
Sherwin-Williams Rice Grain · SW 6155 ΔE 3.26
Valspar Understated · T650 ΔE 1.38
Dusky Plum
#6E5A78 · LRV 12 · Support
Kompozit Grapes of Wrath · 1284 ΔE 6.56
Backdrop Mom Jeans · BD-MJ ΔE 19.61
Behr Plum Shade · 100F-6 ΔE 2.74
Benjamin Moore Fire and Ice · 1392 ΔE 3.3
Clare Prince · PNT100-DP-33 ΔE 6.82
Dunn-Edwards Princely Violet · DE5957 ΔE 1.22
Farrow & Ball Down Pipe · No. 26 ΔE 18.48
Magnolia Home Autumn Gray · JG-143 ΔE 13.14
PPG / Glidden Pageant Pansy · 13-20 ΔE 0.79
Sherwin-Williams Plummy · SW 6558 ΔE 2.62
Valspar Purple Valley · 1001-5A ΔE 3.76
Deep Sky
#324A66 · LRV 7 · Accent
Kompozit Quiet Peace · 0592 ΔE 2.48
Backdrop Last Call · BD-LC ΔE 6.91
Behr Rain Boots · HDC-FL14-12 ΔE 1.25
Benjamin Moore Cefalú Beach · 2061-20 ΔE 2.88
Clare Blackish · PNT100-DP-54 ΔE 15.07
Dunn-Edwards Deep Ocean · DEA135 ΔE 5.68
Farrow & Ball Hague Blue · No. 30 ΔE 8.64
Magnolia Home Signature · JG-91 ΔE 4.66
PPG / Glidden Annapolis Blue · 1164-7 ΔE 2.05
Sherwin-Williams Dignified · SW 6538 ΔE 4.99
Valspar Blue Fedora · V111-6 ΔE 3.41

Questions

Why do these colors work together?

They follow the natural order of a sunset, so your eye reads them as one warm gradient instead of five separate picks. The coral and gold glow, the plum and deep sky cool things down, and the moss keeps it all calm.

How much of each color should I use?

Let the coral lead and the tangerine back it up, roughly a 60/20 split. The moss base does the quiet work, and you tuck in the plum and deep sky as small grounding moments.

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