Cake Mix

Traditional · Living Room · Curation score 96/100

Anchored by Cake Mix on the walls, with Chalky Downs 6 trim and a Preference Red 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: 58

Why this works

• LRV spread (8 → 78.9): 70.9-point range across 5 colours — proper architectural contrast.
• Warmth balance (5 warm · 0 cool): Built around warm tones with no cool ballast.
• Undertone harmony (Aligned): 5 of 5 carry a warm inflection — they speak the same language.

What each colour does

Wall — Cake Mix (COAT, LRV 53.1, warm yellow undertone). The main hero of the scheme — fills your largest surface.

Companion — Dove Wing (Benjamin Moore OC-18, LRV 77.52, 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 — Preference Red (Farrow & Ball No.297, LRV 8, warm red undertone). For smaller surfaces — doors, alcoves, picture rails, a feature joinery piece.

Trim — Chalky Downs 6 (Dulux, LRV 78.9, warm yellow undertone). Skirting, architraves, frames. Usually pale, lets the main colours breathe.

Ceiling — Bracken Cream (Benjamin Moore CW-105, LRV 72.77, warm yellow undertone). Recommended ceiling colour for this scheme.

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