Look! Lavender(ish) Room

We spotted this photo in a feature that Desire to Inspire posted spotlighting Luis Albuquerque's still life photography....and we say: forget the Eames chair and textile pillows--what is THAT paint color? It's gorgeous! Not quite purple, not quite pink...it goes beautifully with warm walnut tones AND bright (almost neon!) yellows and chartreuse. Anyone have any idea?

[ Photo by Luis Albuquerque via Desire to Inspire ]

Comments (11)

i feel carsick.

posted by whitespike on August 19th 2008 at 11:49am
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i would call it purple - grape purple with a brown undertone. really like it (and the room).

posted by Lady J on August 19th 2008 at 11:56am
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It looks likes a dark mauve to me.

posted by Erika in Seattle on August 19th 2008 at 12:50pm
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Definitely grape, not lavender, but it looks nice though.

posted by suzy8track on August 19th 2008 at 1:14pm
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Try Mythic Paint "Portia" or "Romantic Charm"

http://www.mythicpaint.com/ColorPaletteDetails.aspx?&ID=26

posted by bepsf on August 19th 2008 at 2:25pm
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makes me crave sherbert!

posted by jenniejenjen on August 19th 2008 at 2:47pm
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I love it

posted by gragegrl on August 19th 2008 at 3:23pm
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thought of sherbet as well: raspberry sherbet

posted by JonathanB on August 19th 2008 at 3:26pm
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See, ok. If your first idea of it is "lavender," then you're not seeing the same color at all as what I see. Compare the color in that picture to anything on this page, and tell me there's no difference at all!

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=lavender&btnG=Search Images&gbv=2

What you see is so much pinker than the color lavender, it's somewhat ridiculous, you understand, that I wondered if you think you see lavender instead of pink, or just couldn't come up with any relatively closer words to describe that color. In a rush? Rose or violet weren't more obvious choices? Peony, fuschia, raspberry sherbet, pepto-bismol and rum, toddlers' cheeks in -3F wind chill factor?

I think knowing and describing what colors are what is kind of important.

posted by K T G on August 19th 2008 at 6:10pm
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I have a piece of art that has to be by the same artist! I cannot read the name! I found it at a consignment shop and I love it. If anyone knows please, please let me know!

posted by hardtoremember on August 19th 2008 at 10:07pm
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If you use acrylic or oil paints, this color is called MAGENTA. Of course you can lighten it with white to get a range of magenta hues. I suggest people who like this color buy lil tubes of acrylic paint in magenta and white and blend until you find the shade that appeals to you. Put in on a canvas and see how it looks.

Who knows what home paint suppliers call it since they have funny names that have little to do with the actual color.

posted by SydneyBristow on August 20th 2008 at 7:28am
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