CP

Yellow & Purple Color Palette — Meadow Bloom

A fresh five-color scheme pairing soft buttery yellow with a dusty plum purple, balanced by warm white, greige, and a deep aubergine — every color matched to real paint you can buy.

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

Buttercup Yellow
Dominant
Kompozit Golden Glow · 0814
#EECB71
LRV 62
Dusty Plum
Secondary
Kompozit Orchid Orchestra · 1207
#876281
LRV 15
Warm White
Base
Kompozit Bunny Cake · 0012
#F5EFE2
LRV 87
Soft Greige
Support
Kompozit Awakening · 0560
#D5CBBE
LRV 61
Deep Aubergine
Accent
Kompozit Eleanor Ann · 1229
#40373E
LRV 4
View palette in

Yellow and purple is one of those pairings that feels playful and grown-up at the same time. Here a soft Buttercup Yellow leads the way, warm and sunny without being loud, while a muted Dusty Plum gives it a contemporary, slightly moody twist.

To keep everything easy on the eyes, Warm White and Soft Greige sit in between as the quiet base. They give your yellow and purple room to breathe so the scheme never feels busy. If you have ever worried that two bold colors will fight, this is the trick — let calm neutrals do most of the work.

Save the Deep Aubergine for the smallest touches, like a piece of trim, a chair, or a few accessories. It anchors the lighter colors and pulls the whole look together. Lead with the yellow, sprinkle in the plum, and let the neutrals carry the rest.

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.

Buttercup Yellow
#E8C766 · LRV 59 · Dominant
Kompozit Golden Glow · 0814 ΔE 1.74
Backdrop Eames · BD-EA ΔE 4.75
Behr Summer Field · 370D-5 ΔE 0.93
Benjamin Moore Firefly · 299 ΔE 2.58
Clare Golden Hour · PNT100-MD-23 ΔE 4.75
Dunn-Edwards Dijon Mustard · DE5451 ΔE 2.8
Farrow & Ball Babouche · No. 223 ΔE 2.41
Magnolia Home Amber · JG-39 ΔE 4.31
PPG / Glidden Sol De Yucatan · 17-18 ΔE 2.23
Sherwin-Williams Quilt Gold · SW 6696 ΔE 2.01
Valspar Fall Meadow · 3007-3B ΔE 2.01
Dusty Plum
#7A6386 · LRV 15 · Secondary
Kompozit Orchid Orchestra · 1207 ΔE 4.61
Backdrop Mom Jeans · BD-MJ ΔE 19.48
Behr Showstopper · MQ5-34 ΔE 3.24
Benjamin Moore Cupid's Dart · 1385 ΔE 1.68
Clare Prince · PNT100-DP-33 ΔE 7.95
Dunn-Edwards Plum Power · DE5985 ΔE 3.71
Farrow & Ball Pitch Blue · No. 220 ΔE 12.29
Magnolia Home Salvaged · JG-147 ΔE 16.68
PPG / Glidden Grape Jelly · 1177-6 ΔE 3.57
Sherwin-Williams Wood Violet · SW 6557 ΔE 4.28
Valspar Vivacious Violet · V038-5 ΔE 2.43
Warm White
#F4EFE4 · LRV 87 · Base
Kompozit Bunny Cake · 0012 ΔE 0.84
Backdrop Tabula Rasa · BD-TR ΔE 1.56
Behr Nude W-f-210 · W-F-210 ΔE 1.42
Benjamin Moore Pink Damask · 890 ΔE 1.22
Clare Wing It · PNT100-LT-24 ΔE 2.83
Dunn-Edwards Trite White · DE6204 ΔE 1.13
Farrow & Ball Pointing · No. 2003 ΔE 1.29
Magnolia Home Silos White · JG-107 ΔE 1.97
PPG / Glidden Crumb Cookie · 18-01 ΔE 1.42
Sherwin-Williams Whitetail · SW 7103 ΔE 0
Valspar Wings of an Angel · V153 ΔE 0.5
Soft Greige
#D6CDBE · LRV 62 · Support
Kompozit Awakening · 0560 ΔE 1.25
Backdrop Real Real · BD-RR ΔE 1.57
Behr Aged Beige · PPU7-09 ΔE 0.69
Benjamin Moore Cedar Key · 982 ΔE 0.24
Clare Flatiron · PNT100-LT-17 ΔE 1.86
Dunn-Edwards Porous Stone · DE6220 ΔE 1.51
Farrow & Ball Cromarty · No. 285 ΔE 3.9
Magnolia Home Stoneware Pieces · JG-55 ΔE 4.33
PPG / Glidden In The Buff · 1019-2 ΔE 2.01
Sherwin-Williams Grecian Ivory · SW 7541 ΔE 0.96
Valspar Secluded Beach · V146-1 ΔE 2.38
Deep Aubergine
#3B2E3D · LRV 3 · Accent
Kompozit Eleanor Ann · 1229 ΔE 5.2
Backdrop After Hours · BD-AH ΔE 16.48
Behr Rich Bordeaux · BXC-87 ΔE 2.63
Benjamin Moore Tulsa Twilight · 2070-10 ΔE 5.42
Clare Blackish · PNT100-DP-54 ΔE 14.26
Dunn-Edwards Black · DEA187 ΔE 11.37
Farrow & Ball Pitch Black · No. 256 ΔE 11.52
Magnolia Home Blackboard · JG-05 ΔE 10.61
PPG / Glidden Black Magic · 1001-7 ΔE 11.97
Sherwin-Williams Domino · SW 6989 ΔE 8.53
Valspar Nevermore · 8004-48G ΔE 5.96

Questions

Why do yellow and purple work together?

They sit across from each other on the color wheel, so they bring out the best in one another. A soft yellow next to a muted plum feels happy without being too much, and the neutrals keep it calm.

How much of each color should I use?

Let the yellow lead and keep the purple as a smaller pop, somewhere around a 70/30 split. The white and greige fill the space between, and a little aubergine adds depth.

Similar Palettes

Closest schemes by color — not by label.