Valentino
With a focus on genuinely dark tones, Valentino (0046) is a standout paint color in our database. It was selected for this featured gallery for its ability to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. See it applied across 8 real world scenarios and find professional pairing data below.
Hex
#835246
LRV
11.00
Valentino's Color Strip
Valentino is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. As part of strip 21, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Valentino in Real Rooms
Valentino has a low LRV of 11 — it absorbs light and reads as a genuinely dark, enveloping color.
1 Bathroom Photo
Using Valentino on a bathroom vanity is a clever way to introduce color without painting the walls. It creates a sophisticated anchor for the room, especially when topped with a thick white quartz or a contrasting dark stone.
Valentino gives this bathroom a clean, considered finish.
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2 Bedroom Photos
There's a rhythmic quality to Valentino in a bedroom. It's a color that supports the circadian rhythm, mirroring the natural shadows of the evening and providing a neutral, non-stimulating canvas for the brain to decompress after a long day of digital exposure.
Valentino sets a calm, restful tone in this bedroom.
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Valentino in a spacious bedroom — see how the color behaves at scale.
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1 Dining Room Photo
Valentino in the dining room sets a tone of warmth and occasion. Whether used on all four walls or as a single statement wall behind a sideboard, it creates the kind of atmosphere that makes every dinner feel like a special event.
Valentino on the dining room walls — a color that makes evenings feel intentional.
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2 Misc Photos
Valentino shows up in some unexpected spaces in these photos — hallways, laundry rooms, and accent walls. Each one makes the case that the color's versatility extends well beyond the obvious applications into every corner of the home.
Valentino in a foyer — the first impression this color makes is a confident one.
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Valentino in a sun-filled room — how this color holds up in direct light.
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1 Kitchen Photo
The challenge with kitchen color is longevity: it needs to look right at 7am under bright task lights and at dinner with the pendants dimmed low. Valentino manages to bridge all three lighting scenarios with ease, which is a rarer quality in a paint pigment than it sounds.
Valentino on the kitchen walls — a backdrop that works without demanding attention.
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1 Living Room Photo
The beauty of Valentino in a living room lies in its versatility with textures. It provides a smooth, matte-like quality that contrasts beautifully against plush velvet sofas or chunky wool rugs. It's a color that invites you to stay a little longer, creating an atmosphere that feels established rather than just decorated.
Valentino on the walls of this living room — warm, grounded, easy to live with.
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