Abalone Shell
Abalone Shell begins as a red color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. It appears in Living Well and Trendsetter, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#DBC7BDLRV
59.58
Abalone Shell's Color Strip
Abalone Shell is the first shade on this 7-color strip, the lightest in this coordinated family. Browsing strip 194 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Abalone Shell in Rooms
Follow Abalone Shell from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 17 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
2 Living Room Photos
In a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight, the most interesting quality of Abalone Shell (6050) may be the way it responds to upholstery, timber, art and metal accents. The beige, pink hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Accent walls in Abalone Shell create sophisticated depth in this naturally lit living room.
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Soft furnishings complement the pale Abalone Shell walls throughout this serene living space.
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7 Bedroom Photos
Abalone Shell (6050) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under gentle morning light and low evening lamps.
Bedroom walls painted in Abalone Shell enhance the calming atmosphere with subtle iridescent undertones.
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8 Bathroom Photos
8 sourced room photos give the gallery a lived-in point of reference. Together they show Abalone Shell (6050) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Pale vanity cabinetry complements walls in soft Abalone Shell throughout this bright bathroom.
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Coordinating Colors
Gorgeous White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 60), opening up a space where Abalone Shell encloses it.
Eider White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 60), opening up a space where Abalone Shell encloses it.
Abalone Shell reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 29), opening up a space where Armadillo encloses it.
Trim Color
Gorgeous White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 60), opening up a space where Abalone Shell encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 60 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 60 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Romance reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
A 7-point LRV gap (60 vs 53) makes Abalone Shell the marginally brighter of the two.
Abalone Shell reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Abalone Shell reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 16), opening up a space where Riverway encloses it.
Glass Bead reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 60), opening up a space where Abalone Shell encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 29, Abalone Shell is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 6, Abalone Shell is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 34, Abalone Shell is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 12-point LRV gap (72 vs 60) makes Hush White the marginally brighter of the two.
Nice White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 60), opening up a space where Abalone Shell encloses it.
Gorgeous White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 60), opening up a space where Abalone Shell encloses it.
Polite White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Abalone Shell encloses it.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
A 11-point LRV gap (60 vs 49) makes Abalone Shell the marginally brighter of the two.
Abalone Shell reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 40), opening up a space where Interface Tan encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 40, Abalone Shell is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 43, Abalone Shell is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (60 vs 50) makes Abalone Shell the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Walk into a room painted in this soft pink neutral with red-violet undertone and reminisce of beach days gone by, the last rays of light brushing the sand.