Intense Chestnut

Arts And Crafts · Living Room · Curation score 95/100

Anchored by Spring has Sprung on the walls, with Dutch Gold 6 trim and a Intense Chestnut accent — a 50 / 30 / 20 split.

Made for

• Room: Living Room
• Period: Georgian · Victorian · Edwardian
• Lighting: Diffuse daylight
• Mood: Considered, layered
• Temperature: Warm-leaning
• Average LRV: 54

Why this works

• LRV spread (5.2 → 78.9): 73.7-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 — Spring has Sprung (Benjamin Moore CSP-835, LRV 45.37, warm yellow undertone). The main hero of the scheme — fills your largest surface.

Companion — Vichyssoise (Benjamin Moore CC-246, LRV 67.04, 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 — Intense Chestnut (Dulux, LRV 5.2, warm red undertone). For smaller surfaces — doors, alcoves, picture rails, a feature joinery piece.

Trim — Dutch Gold 6 (Dulux, LRV 75.7, warm yellow undertone). Skirting, architraves, frames. Usually pale, lets the main colours breathe.

Ceiling — Paw Print (Earthborn, LRV 78.9, warm pink undertone). Recommended ceiling colour for this scheme.

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