Shale

Traditional · Living Room · Curation score 96/100

Anchored by Shale on the walls, with Tailors Chalk trim and a Tanner's Brown accent — a 50 / 30 / 20 split.

Made for

• Room: Living Room
• Period: Georgian · Victorian · Edwardian
• Lighting: Mixed daylight + warm lamps
• Mood: Considered, layered
• Temperature: Warm-leaning
• Average LRV: 57

Why this works

• LRV spread (7 → 81.5): 74.5-point range across 5 colours — proper architectural contrast.
• Warmth balance (4 warm · 0 cool): Built around warm tones with no cool ballast.
• Undertone harmony (Aligned): 4 of 5 carry a warm inflection — they speak the same language.

What each colour does

Wall — Shale (Benjamin Moore 861, LRV 50.47, warm green undertone). The main hero of the scheme — fills your largest surface.

Companion — Flawless (Benjamin Moore AF-320, LRV 70.11, warm yellow undertone). Use on the wall in a hallway or adjacent room for a continuous scheme, or as a second wall colour in the same room.

Accent — Tanner's Brown (Farrow & Ball No.255, LRV 7, warm brown undertone). For smaller surfaces — doors, alcoves, picture rails, a feature joinery piece.

Trim — Tailors Chalk (Dulux, LRV 75.3, warm yellow undertone). Skirting, architraves, frames. Usually pale, lets the main colours breathe.

Ceiling — Tuscan Glade 6 (Dulux, LRV 81.5, neutral green undertone). Recommended ceiling colour for this scheme.

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