Guide To Analogous Color Schemes

A sketch of a dining area with blue-painted walls, a light blue-painted ceiling, light green wainscoting, and two doors opening to a rich violet hallway. A sketch of a dining area with blue-painted walls, a light blue-painted ceiling, light green wainscoting, and two doors opening to a rich violet hallway.
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Guide To Analogous Color Schemes

See how harmonious analogous color schemes come together to create a striking design in any home.

Even the most experienced interior designer counts on the color wheel for creative inspiration when it comes to selecting paint colors. In this article, discover how the careful combination of three side-by-side colors, known as an analogous color scheme, yields a cohesive, interesting look for any room.
With its use of low-slung red-violet chairs, red area rug, and a wall in Shadow 2117-30, a royal amethyst and former Color of the Year, this striking space uses a successful red, red-violet & violet analogous color scheme.
A farmhouse kitchen combines the calming energy of blue, blue-green & green to create an elegant look.
Keep colors soft for a relaxing, restful atmosphere as seen here in the balanced use of a yellow, yellow-green & green analogous color scheme.
Muted hues work in any space, as in this earthy yellow, yellow-green & green color combination. Home accessories, like the bowls seen here, are an easy way to incorporate analogous colors.

Color a Room with Analogous Hues

Selecting and viewing analogous paint colors is made easier with our online Color a Room paint color selection tool. Simply select a room from our portfolio, and choose paint colors to envision how an analogous color scheme will look, without having to pick up a brush.

To see paint colors in your own home, use the photo and video visualizers available in the Benjamin Moore Color Portfolio® app, available for download on either Android or iPhone.

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Two-tone wall painted in Subtle AF-310 and Sea Life 2118-40 framed by a black fireplace.

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