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There's a comment in that old post about a color matching service through Home Depot -- ? That might do the trick, yes?

I have a color very much like that as an accent wall in my LR, wrapping around to one wall of the hallway (the other side of the hallway is exposed brick.) I didn't realize I had the Veuve Cliquot color up. I love the color--I didn't pick it, previous owner had great taste--although there's so much orange around these days that it's starting to feel passe, so I may change it at some point.

I agree with Maxwell that this color might be a bit strong in a small bathroom. Since it's an accent wall in my LR/hall, it has a lot to balance it out with. Hmmm...why didn't I enter the color contest. Oh yeah, I'm still "Cure"-ing.

Not only Home Depot has a colour matching service -- most paint retailers do. I have had Benjamin Moore and Pratt & Lambert match things (after the intercoat adhesion problem we suffered with home Depot paint -- Behr paint -- I will never again buy paint from them!).

I would try contacting DWR for the exact shade -- they may get these sort of questions a lot. If that fails, there is always the paint matching. But Maxwell's tip looks right on to me (at least on my screen).

Somebody just wants a free bottle of Veuve Clicquot! Can't fool me!

I painted my bedroom that color and it looks fantastic. Tangelo by Benjamin Moore. Just subtle enough not to be seizure-inducing.

Why not go ahead and buy a half-bottle of Veuve Cliquot (which is under $30), bring it to Home Depot and color-match it, and drink it in your newly repainted room? It's part of the fun of the process!

When I was in search of the perfect Tiffany blue for my bathroom, I went up to the flagship Tiffany's and bought a set of playing cards so I could get one of those robins' egg blue bags. Being reminded of shopping at Tiffany's every time you go to the bathroom isn't a bad thing, and I regifted the cards to my mother that Christmas so it was a win-win ;-).

isn't it a fabulous color? IIRC, the tasting room at the chateau Veuve Cliquot is painted just that color. You might be able to ask them directly!

As a note of caution, remember that this wall has been professionally lit to enhance the color -- see how the tone brightens from one end of the photo to the next -- so unless you go with one of the incredibly $$$ paints discussed in recent Color Therapy posts your color will probably be much "flatter."

I wonder if increasing the surface area of a color always makes it seem stronger? If so, that means the color which is perfect for a postcard-size label would be way to strong for a wall and you should go with a weaker shade.

I painted one of my dining room walls an orange similar to this - it works great if the wall color doesn't "bleed" into other rooms - orange is a VERY active color and it really became too much for us because it overshadowed our living room color and made the living room very not-calm.

That said, this is a gorgeous orange - i would concur with Maxwell - pick a few shades of orange to try and go one-two shades lighter than your favorite - its just such an intense color that if you don't go a bit lighter then you wind up with a big bright sun in your house 24/7

This is why pottery barn catalogues rule! they tell you the Benjamin Moore paint swatch used in the rooms in the catalogue, AND you can go to their website and view color by page!

This should be in every home decor mag.

My kitchen/family room is that color and it's Sherwin Williams "Marigold".

Actually Veuve Clicquot has attempted to trademark Pantone shade 137C. They have prevailed in some International courts of law.

I read about it in this book "Red, White, and Drunk All Over."

Of course I couldn't remember the exact shade...but if you google VEUVE CLICQUOT PANTONE - I found a site that specified the Pantone color.

JenPDX,

Great idea, especially since Pantone is now selling paint! And you can buy small color samples from then, so you can try out the paint before making the big expense. Click on my name for the Web site.

I had the same issue with Tiffany box blue. I too, had a bag from a gift and took it to the store to get matched. I painted my office with it, but it ended up being too dark. I think when trying to match something so intense, going a shade lighter may be the answer, because I think our eyes "see" the color differently when it's small versus when it's on a large surface.

I am jazzed about Pantone selling paint now though.

I used the BM Manderine Orange in my powder room and it looks fab - but we refer to it as the Hermes Room.

Surely you don't need AT readers to nudge you toward the obvious solution. Rather than polling us for color sources, send your husband (as penance for dropping the catalogue into the bath) off to the wine shop and have him bring home several bottles of Veuve Cliquot. Celebrate when the walls are painted. Or forget the walls and celebrate. Then develop a sudden urge for a wall painted a certain robin's egg blue and send him off to Tiffany's.

Note that the VC orange label is against a background of dark wine bottle green, which both greys the orange and reduces its impact. If your room/furniture is white, the orange will be perceived as a different shade.