Going from lightest to darkest and very warm to cool,
Salmon and coral offer such a RANGE !
Pinks continue to move in a warmer, coral - salmon direction.
"Shrimp," . . . "peach," . . . "apricot" and "melon,"
are other terms used to describe these colors. Some tend more towards pink,
others orange, and others beige...meaning more choices to suit your preferences.
These are classic colors !
above: Martin Senour's "PALE CORAL" 98-2
below: interior by Natasha Baradaran, paint color unknown
Benjamin Moore's "PALE PINK SATIN" 008
" I like looking at old - fashioned color schemes,
and there's a lot of pink in 18th- and 19th-century decoration.
You see this soft pink in old Sèvres porcelain.
It has a slightly yellow cast, which makes it warmer and more flattering. Everyone looks good against it. "
-Thomas Jayne
above: photo via Martha Stewart; paint color unknown
We've steered clear of these colors for years !
(They've been associated with coastal-homes-only, or with "80's and 90's colors.") What's the difference between these and the pinks and oranges and even reds we've been seeing lately ?
These are :
We've steered clear of these colors for years !
(They've been associated with coastal-homes-only, or with "80's and 90's colors.") What's the difference between these and the pinks and oranges and even reds we've been seeing lately ?
These are :
a softer orange; a peach, an apricot.
Not an orange, but an orange sherbet. (Not an Hermès orange.)
These pinks have warmer, more yellow-y undertones.
These pinks have warmer, more yellow-y undertones.
Historical interiors have often included these colors.
Renowned interior designer John Fowler used pale coral in the development of his English Country style, which represented the "faded splendor of English country houses," and dominated a majority of twentieth-century decoration.
Renowned interior designer John Fowler used pale coral in the development of his English Country style, which represented the "faded splendor of English country houses," and dominated a majority of twentieth-century decoration.
Farrow and Ball's "FOWLER PINK" 39
Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire (above) ; 1969 interior by John Fowler
" [ FOWLER PINK ] is a face - powder pink
that makes everything that's gray and sallow
look plump and rosy. "
look plump and rosy. "
It's that browny pink you see in those John Fowler rooms that I love so much, with William Kent consoles and everything upholstered in cottony white and a marble bust topped with a straw hat. That combination of grandeur, coziness, and wit is very glamorous, and I think glamour makes you feel young and fabulous. " - Miles Redd
" If there's such a thing
as a masculine pink,
as a masculine pink,
[ FOWLER PINK ] is it. "
"It was John Fowler's favorite and he'd often use it in dining rooms or on a ceiling to cast a rosy glow. It has a lot of salmon in it. Some pinks don't mix well with other colors, but this works beautifully with every shade of brown, olive green, inky blue, or gray. "
-Barry Dixon
-Barry Dixon
above: interior by Mario Buatta; paint color unknown
Benjamin Moore's "SUMMER MELON" 2168-50
"This is not really pink or coral or peach. It's kind of in - between.
Beautiful in the morning, when the sun comes in
and you get that freshness, and
calm in the evening, when it has a nice glow.
calm in the evening, when it has a nice glow.
We did it in a bedroom with ivory damask. It was glamorous and invigorating -- nice to wake up to." -Lindsey Harper
PHOTOS: 1. unknown, 2. eclectic interior design group, 3. house beautiful, 4. martha stewart, 5. a-l-ancien-regime, 6. nt treasure hunt, 7. architectural digest, 8. bunny williams
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