20 Fabulous Shades Of Orange Paint and Furnishings

Ahhh, now that we are well into October, it always feels appropriate to bring out one of the most misunderstood, but actually awesome colors.

ORANGE!

 

I say misunderstood because orange is often thought of in negative terms. We discussed why a while back in this post.

And, in another old post, we can see that one of the most classical colors is actually orange!

 

However, the truth is that orange as a wall color makes for a beautiful, warm, back drop.

 

The lighter, more yellow shades positively glow at night. It’s a delicious color in a dining room. However, I am going to share many places and ways to use orange. And, by the end of the post, I hope that those of you who dislike this color, may begin to feel differently about it.

 

Even as an accent color, orange paint colors and furnishings are  a welcome and refreshing note in an otherwise banal color scheme.

 

In addition, for all of you “orange haters,” it is very likely that you are already living with copious amounts of the color. Not all, but most wood tones are some variation of orange or its baked-in-the-sun-cousin, brown or rust. A favorite post featuring paint colors that look great with wood trim.

 

Orange adores its compliment which is blue, if you don’t already know that.

 

For one of my favorite posts on this magnificent marriage of colors made in heaven, click here.

 

The primary two companies are Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams. In secondary roles (but not secondary colors!) are Farrow & Ball and Pratt & Lambert.

 

These are all wonderful paint companies.

 

Kudos goes to Sherwin Williams for the tenacity it took to break through the Benjamin Moore monopoly! And for good reason. SW has a tighter more consistent line, over-all than BM. While the latter has many, many exquisite colors, there are too many duds, IMO. And, since Sherwin Williams has an exceptional collection of orange paint colors, I’m including them, as well.

 

Please don’t ask me about other brands. I am not familiar with all of them.

 

However, the numerous fan decks and some 3,500 Benjamin Moore colors is the reason I created the Laurel Home Paint Collection. And, I feel that sticking with one brand would be in everyone’s best interest.

 

It’s confusing enough with just one brand!

 

But, the paint and pallet collection is a wonderful tool to help you choose colors. Of course, I’m a little biased. ;] However, there is so much information in these guides that you can’t find anywhere else. And, I share which are the best trim colors for each color in the collection.

 

DSC_0016

Someone tried to match up a Benjamin Moore orange paint chip with a Hermes handbog. The electric orange is pretty close. It’s actually REALLY bright!

 

hickory chair

Love this chinoiserie end table which Alexa Hampton designed several years ago for  Hickory Chair.

 

Now, that we’ve established just how cool, historical, classic and rich orange is, let’s get on with the point of this post which what are some of the best shades of orange paint to use on our walls. And, also, other ways to use orange in our rooms.

At the end of the post will be a shopping widget of home furnishings that will bring this vibrant color into your homes.

 

So, what are the best shades of orange wall paint?

 

 

*********

 

20 {GREAT} SHADES OF ORANGE WALL PAINT

 

orange-wall-paint-colors

please pin this graphic to your pinterest boards for reference

 

 

*Before we begin, one important note*

 


The colors represented in the photos may or may not actually be painted the color they are representing. However, it really doesn’t matter because how many times have you seen a color in a magazine that looks nothing like what they say it is? Therefore, I chose images with great design that look close to the color I am talking about. In addition, some of these images are very recent and some were done years if not decades ago. Orange as we saw in the last post is timeless and forever.

 

Therefore, what I always say is this. If you love a color that you see in a photo, it matters not what it is in real life. Just match what you see.

 

We discussed this in a recent post.

In addition some of these images depicting the best shades of orange paint and furnishings are from clippings I’ve been saving for years. I love that. Because if something I saved 25 years ago still looks current, then to me, that is the very definition of timeless.

 

Let’s start with pale and work up from there.

 

traditional-living-room-thomas-pheasant-georgetown-washington-dc-200404_1000-watermarked

Thomas Pheasant

FARROW & BALL 68 DORSET CREAM

This is a warm, wonderful, pale, pale warm, tawny peach. Farrow & Ball’s colors are always wonderful as they are made from complex formulas adding to their richness.

 

ameliz-handegan-living-room-orange

Amelia Handegan

BENJAMIN MOORE PALE DAFFODIL 2017-60

This is a warm beautiful pale orange that glows like candle light.

 

The next two images are by one of my design idols, Stephen Shubel whose work I’ve admired since the 1980s. His blend of antiques with casual elements and soft, blushy colors has distinguished him his entire career.

 

stephen-shubel-bedroom

stephen-shubel-magazineStephen Shubel

This is a room from the early 90s. I remember because I cut it out. And then, I used that chandelier for a couple of jobs. It’s really cool!

In fact, you can see it here, in a dining room I did in 2003.

 

via - thelordedward.tumblr.com - David Hicks entry London - orange paint colors

via – thelordedward.tumblr.com – David Hicks entry London

BM SEMOLINA 2155-40

Semolina is veering on yellow and a very cool, well warm, modern color. Totally fabulous for a “night room.”

 

William Hodgins Zuber screen dining room

William Hodgins – Zuber screen dining room

The color? Who knows, but it looks like this.

fpc orangeryy

FARROW AND BALL ORANGERY

Interestingly, Farrow and Ball has archived this color. However, you can still get it.

 

The next three images are also in orangery.

 

This is one of my favorite shades of orange paint

 

fpc miles redd-farrow-and-ball-orangery

Miles Redd

gil-shafer-farrow-and-ball-orangery-best-orange-paint

Gil Schafer

above and below

 

miles-redd-gil-shafer

Gil Schafer architecture and Miles Redd interior design

 

For more of this amazing home, click here.

 

Orangery is the color on all of the above.

 

This is not a pure orange but more orange than gold. It is warm and a wonderful choice for someone not ready to go with a more saturated orange.

Oh, if only we could truly test out a color and if we don’t like it, just flip a switch and it goes back to what it was.

 

donald-kaufman-paint

BENJAMIN MOORE 166 ORANGE ICE

Orange Ice is a color similar to orangery– just a touch lighter and brighter– but ice is a misnomer. The picture is attributed to Donald Kaufman who also has a brilliant line of paint, but it’s harder to get and I’m not as familiar with it. However, I do own two of his books.

BENJAMIN MOORE 168 AMBER

This is a dusty warm, terra cotta.

 

Miles Redd-Gil Schafer orange wall paint dining room

Miles Redd

BENJAMIN MOORE 034 SPICED PUMPKIN

Spiced pumpkin is a color I’ve used a few times and goes up looking a bit brighter than it does on the chip. It is more rust than terra cotta and a very lovely warm, rich color.

 

Studio Peregalli - Jeffrey Bennison wall mural - orange

Amazing room by Studio Peregalli

I could not find a website for Studio Peregalli. They are an Italian duo from Milan, Roberto Peregalli and Laura Sartori Rimini. Their work is known internationally. I would classify it as old-world timeless. This article is a short interview with them about their process.

Sorry, at this time, I could not find out any further information about this room. However, if you know, please let me know.

If you’d like to see another cool room of theirs, click here.

 

mexican-plate-kitchen - Benjamin Moore hc-7 - bryant gold - orange walls - via house beautiful

kitchen by Judith Espinar, Jim Deville, and Scott Robey. Photo Peter Vitale via House Beautiful

 

Benjamin Moore bryant gold hc 7

 

ad_Casa-Muros-Habitania-36308_1Casa Muros Habitania

BM GRAND CANYON 118

 

This is more of an adobe colored light orange.

 

Makes a wonderful backdrop when used with brighter colors. And what a gorgeous color scheme here!

 

miles-redd-elle-decor-orange-library

Miles Redd

BM BRONZE TONE 2166-30

 

Claudia Schiffer English Tudor Home - orange walls

BM BUTTERED YAM AF-230

 

James T Farmer - traditional dining room - photo: Emily Followill - orange walls

design by James T. Farmer.

SW DETERMINED ORANGE 6635

 

Love that name. As you can see, determined is an orange with a lot of red in it, but still orange. I guess that’s more coral.

 

It’s funny that he describes this dining room as eccentric. The ONLY thing I find eccentric are the drapery rods. They are not parallel to the window as one end is attached to the fireplace wall.

Otherwise, the room is sublime! I’m just wondering if it was intentionally done that way or it’s a mistake they thought no one would notice.

 

Amelia Handegan Orange

Amelia Handegan

SHERWIN WILLIAMS 6647 EXCITING ORANGE

Exciting orange has a lot of life without being too in your face. I think it’s quite versatile

 

robert-couturier

Henri Samuel

SW KUMQUAT 6648

Kumquat is a shade deeper than Exciting and also wonderful.

I’m going to let you in a little secret right now. I struggled the most with the SW colors. Why? Because they are all so unbelievably gorgeous! Really, I don’t think you can go wrong, but I still want to break it down for you.

 

So what shade of orange is Tory Burch’s fabulous library?

 

Ahhh… well, of course, these secrets are not given up easily if at all. However… I have examined this one very carefully and weighed in on other factors in the photos and the hands-down winner is…

 

Sherwin Williams Navel SW 6887

SHERWIN WILLIAMS 6887 Navel

 

@jamestfarmer on instagram - Sherwin Williams orange walls

BM ORANGE BLOSSOM 2168-30

Orange Blossom is a soft coral color. Very pretty. Vignette via James T. Farmer on instagram

 

farrow-ball-charlottes-locks-orange-paint-

Sheila Bridges

 

Farrow and ball Charlottes Locks

FARROW & BALL 268 CHARLOTTES LOCKS

Charlotte’s Locks is a densely pigmented color from Farrow and Ball. It has more red than a true orange.

 

DP_jolene_Huitt-Asian-Bedroom_s4x3

Jolene Huitt

BENJAMIN MOORE RACING ORANGE 2169-10

Another lovely orange red that’s not too bright

 

orange-lacquer-cabinets

BD Home and Design

BM PUMPKIN CREAM 2168-20

These deeper shades of orange paint look so yummy lacquered!

 

cushing_100

Justine Cushing

BENJAMIN MOORE CORLSBUD CANYON 076

This is a very soft coral. Me like.

 

And finally our deepest hue for our 20+ best shades of orange wall paint– a rich deep saturated, warm rust. Perfect for a library or den

 

ellen-hamilton

Ellen Hamilton

BENJAMIN MOORE 070 TOPAZ

This is a rich terra cotta and looks great glazed as it is here.

 

@jamestfarmer on instagram - persimmon sofa

One last image from James T Farmer. I so adore his work. And, he looks like he’d be a lot of fun to work with too. The colors in this room are absolutely incredible.

If you enjoyed this post, this is one of my favorite posts about rooms with warm paint colors.

A reader wanted to know if they would look dated.

And, below is a widget featuring home furnishings with orange. Please click on the individual images for more information.

 

 

xo,

 

PS: Please check out the newly updated hot sales. Many fabulous sales going on this holiday weekend. And, the Serena and Lily sale is ending the 14th at 11:59PT

And, speaking of orange, a friend up in the Lake George of the southern Adirondacks invited me up for the weekend.

 

Fall foliage with Lake George in the background.

 

Marianela Nunez and Rupert Pennefather in orange - Concerto

And, as promised , a cool photo of Marianela Nunez and Rupert Pennefather doing an exquisite pas de deux from Kenneth Macmillan’s Concerto.

To watch it click here.

 

Welcome To Laurel Home!

laurel-aarons-18th-e1456449963926

Hi, I’m Laurel, and Laurel Home is the website and blog for Laurel Bern Interiors.
I’ve been creating new-traditional interiors since 1988. The blog is where I share all.

New Edition, November 2023! Get The Indispensable Guide For 100s of Home Furnishings And Interior Design Sources That Everyone Is Raving About

laurels-rolodex-final-book-cover-master 10th edition 23-24

laurel home archives

Categories:

Please click the image below for more info about my rockin’ Interior Design Guides for 2024!

Laurel Home Interior Design Guides 2024
Amazon ad

please click below to check out my favorite decorating & design books

Laurel Bern's Favorite Interior Design and Decorating Books