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Sunset Color Palette — Twilight Glow

A five-color sunset scheme that fades from coral and tangerine through warm gold into dusky purple and deep evening blue — every color matched to real paint you can buy.

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

Coral Flush
Dominant
Kompozit Sari · 1066
#E47C64
LRV 32
Tangerine Haze
Secondary
Kompozit Japonica · 0983
#E89952
LRV 41
Honey Gold
Base
Kompozit Sassy Yellow · 0933
#F0C374
LRV 59
Dusk Plum
Support
Kompozit Magenta Red Lips · 1194
#62416D
LRV 7
Evening Blue
Accent
Kompozit Quiet Peace · 0592
#3A4A64
LRV 7
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A real sunset never stops on one color, and neither does this palette. It opens on a soft Coral Flush, warms up through a glowing Tangerine Haze, and settles into a mellow Honey Gold that feels like the last hour of daylight. These three do most of the work, and they all sit in that easy, lived-in warmth that is showing up everywhere in 2026.

Then the sky starts to turn. Dusk Plum brings in that hazy purple you see just after the sun drops, and Evening Blue is the deep, calm color overhead once the glow fades. Used in smaller doses, those two cool tones give the warm colors something to push against so the whole scheme has real depth instead of feeling flat or sugary.

The trick is balance. Lead with the warm shades, let the gold be your quiet middle ground, and treat the plum and blue as your accents — a single wall, a door, a bit of trim. Done that way, the palette feels like a sunset you can actually live in, soft and glowing without ever tipping into too much.

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 Flush
#E47B5A · LRV 31 · Dominant
Kompozit Sari · 1066 ΔE 2.75
Backdrop Rosita · BD-RO ΔE 14.24
Behr Pumpkin Puree · M220-6 ΔE 4.39
Benjamin Moore Oriole · 2169-30 ΔE 1.87
Clare Fire Sign · PNT100-DP-74 ΔE 5.69
Dunn-Edwards Orange Daylily · DE5145 ΔE 1.44
Farrow & Ball Red Earth · No. 64 ΔE 6.78
Magnolia Home Work Worn Wood · JG-35 ΔE 10.1
PPG / Glidden Clay Pot · 1194-6 ΔE 1.24
Sherwin-Williams Rejuvenate · SW 6620 ΔE 3.22
Valspar Marmalade Magic · V043-4 ΔE 4.11
Tangerine Haze
#E8A14C · LRV 43 · Secondary
Kompozit Japonica · 0983 ΔE 4.41
Backdrop Eames · BD-EA ΔE 12.54
Behr Gilded Leaves · HDC-FL14-5 ΔE 1.95
Benjamin Moore Cedar · ES-40 ΔE 2.23
Clare Good as Gold · PNT100-DP-59 ΔE 9.59
Dunn-Edwards Roasted Squash · DE5278 ΔE 1.31
Farrow & Ball India Yellow · No. 66 ΔE 6.74
Magnolia Home Cottage Feel · JG-40 ΔE 8.38
PPG / Glidden Cornucopia · 1203-7 ΔE 2.7
Sherwin-Williams Osage Orange · SW 6890 ΔE 2.8
Valspar Pirate's Treasure · 3006-5B ΔE 3.14
Honey Gold
#E6C679 · LRV 59 · Base
Kompozit Sassy Yellow · 0933 ΔE 3.7
Backdrop Eames · BD-EA ΔE 1.54
Behr Honey Bear · 340D-4 ΔE 2.15
Benjamin Moore Gold Leaf · 201 ΔE 1.06
Clare Golden Hour · PNT100-MD-23 ΔE 3.38
Dunn-Edwards Waffle Cone · DE5444 ΔE 1.55
Farrow & Ball Babouche · No. 223 ΔE 3.51
Magnolia Home Heirloom Yellow · JG-43 ΔE 3.49
PPG / Glidden Sun Salutation · 12-03 ΔE 1.77
Sherwin-Williams Quilt Gold · SW 6696 ΔE 3.06
Valspar Swiftly Green · 3008-5C ΔE 1.48
Dusk Plum
#6B4A6E · LRV 9 · Support
Kompozit Magenta Red Lips · 1194 ΔE 3.8
Backdrop We Three Kings · BD-WK ΔE 20.4
Behr Plum Rich · MQ5-35 ΔE 3.6
Benjamin Moore Passion Plum · 2073-30 ΔE 3.08
Clare Night Groove · PNT100-DP-77 ΔE 9.34
Dunn-Edwards Old-Fashioned Purple · DE6007 ΔE 2.82
Farrow & Ball Preference Red · No. 297 ΔE 12.88
Magnolia Home Coffee Nook · JG-96 ΔE 18.4
PPG / Glidden Perfectly Purple · 1176-7 ΔE 3.66
Sherwin-Williams Impulsive Purple · SW 6832 ΔE 4.47
Valspar Purple Davenport · 1003-3A ΔE 3.92
Evening Blue
#33456B · LRV 6 · Accent
Kompozit Quiet Peace · 0592 ΔE 4.03
Backdrop Last Call · BD-LC ΔE 6.76
Behr Mystical Shade · 610F-7 ΔE 0.74
Benjamin Moore Downpour Blue · 2063-20 ΔE 4.35
Clare Blackish · PNT100-DP-54 ΔE 17.66
Dunn-Edwards Cobalt · DEA140 ΔE 4.16
Farrow & Ball Hague Blue · No. 30 ΔE 12.85
Magnolia Home Signature · JG-91 ΔE 9.03
PPG / Glidden Daring Indigo · 1166-7 ΔE 1.84
Sherwin-Williams Commodore · SW 6524 ΔE 4.6
Valspar Enchanted Navy · 4010-8 ΔE 2

Questions

How do I keep all these sunset colors from feeling like too much?

Let the warm tones lead and the cool ones support. Use Coral Flush and Tangerine Haze on your biggest surfaces, keep Honey Gold as a soft middle, and save Dusk Plum and Evening Blue for smaller moments like a single wall, trim, or a piece of furniture so they read as depth, not chaos.

Which two colors should I start with if I only want a quick refresh?

Begin with Coral Flush and Honey Gold. That warm pair carries the whole sunset feeling on its own, and you can layer in Dusk Plum or Evening Blue later through accessories or one accent surface once you see how the room takes the light.

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