22 colors

Paint colors for a bedroom

A bedroom is looked at in low light more than any other room, which is where mid-tone colors do their best work: light enough to keep the room from closing in, deep enough that lamplight does not wash them out.

Quiet neutrals

8 colors

LRV 55 to 72. Reads as a color in daylight and as a soft grey at night.

ColorBrandLRV Chroma Undertone
WaterfallHDC-CT-16B Behr 72.0 5.8 cool teal-gray
First CrushCSP-310 Benjamin Moore 72.0 8.6 yellow undertone
Sprout .03Sprout-03 Colorhouse 69.8 7.9 blue undertone
Gallery GrayDE6072 Dunn-Edwards 71.9 7.0 greige
Lady NicoleDCP-0030 Dutch Boy 71.9 4.2 yellow cast
Pale Powder204 Farrow & Ball 68.9 5.1 yellow-green cast
Airy BlueRC230-02 Kilz 71.3 7.3 blue undertone
Secret Crush1135-3 PPG 72.0 5.5 yellow-green cast

Muted greens and blues

8 colors

Low chroma keeps them from turning minty. These hold their character under warm bulbs.

ColorBrandLRV Chroma Undertone
Glacial StreamS490-2 Behr 65.0 10.8 teal undertone
China Blue2052-60 Benjamin Moore 65.0 13.7 teal undertone
Glass .02Glass-02 Colorhouse 60.4 13.9 yellow-green undertone
Green LaneDE5653 Dunn-Edwards 64.6 10.5 yellow-green undertone
PerspectiveDCP-0749 Dutch Boy 63.1 12.4 yellow-green undertone
Teresa's Green236 Farrow & Ball 57.9 7.7 green undertone
Rain ShimmerRB180-01 Kilz 64.7 9.5 violet undertone
Globe Thistle1246-3 PPG 65.0 12.9 blue undertone

Deep and enveloping

6 colors

LRV under 25. Works when the room is used mostly after dark and the lighting is warm.

ColorBrandLRV Chroma Undertone
Modern MochaN150-4 Behr 24.7 13.3 orange undertone
Mountain LaurelAC-20 Benjamin Moore 24.9 10.5 green undertone
Wool .05Wool-05 Colorhouse 16.3 11.4 teal undertone
PlumvilleDE6012 Dunn-Edwards 24.7 12.0 pink undertone
Silver GrayD-6730 Dutch Boy 21.2 12.9 yellow undertone
Brassica271 Farrow & Ball 23.8 6.5 purple cast

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