Champagne
We've categorized Champagne as a bright and airy Red because of its unique LRV profile. We have documented it across our network because it can maximize natural light while maintaining a clean, neutral backdrop so effectively. Explore our collection of 10 room photos to see how it looks alongside coordinating accent choices.
Hex
#F2E3CE
LRV
78.12
Champagne's Color Strip
Champagne is the third shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Welcome White and Nearly Peach. The strip spans from Gardenia at the lightest end to Comical Coral at the deepest. Strip 268 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Champagne in Real Rooms
Champagne has a high LRV of 78.12 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Red family, the photos below show it applied in a dining room, bathroom, home office, front door, bedroom, mudroom, living room, patio, kitchen and house.
1 Dining Room Photo
Dining rooms benefit from colors with some weight to them — lighter shades can feel too open for a space meant for intimate evening gatherings. Champagne does what good dining room color should: it makes the table feel like the center of the world.
Champagne paint in a boho dining room
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1 Bathroom Photo
Small bathrooms amplify whatever color is on the wall, which makes the choice more consequential than it first appears. Champagne has enough depth to register without closing the room in, and it plays well with white subway tile or warm wood accents.
Champagne — earthy bathroom
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1 Home Office Photo
In a workspace, Champagne helps to reduce "visual noise," allowing your mind to focus on the task at hand. It provides a steady, non-distracting horizon line that is particularly helpful for those in creative or high-concentration fields.
Sherwin-Williams Champagne in a industrial home office
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1 Front Door Photo
In a world of boring front doors, Champagne is a breath of fresh air. It's a sophisticated choice that works with almost any siding color, providing a much-needed focal point that guides guests naturally toward the entrance.
scandinavian front door featuring Champagne by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bedroom Photo
Champagne has a unique ability to make a bedroom feel larger yet more intimate at the same time. By softening the "edges" of the room, the walls seem to move back, while the warmth of the tone makes the bed feel like a safe, protected island in the center of the space.
A industrial bedroom painted in Champagne
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1 Mudroom Photo
Using Champagne on mudroom walls makes the white trim and hooks pop. It creates a high-contrast, organized look that makes even a room full of sports gear and rain boots look like it has a system and a sense of order.
Champagne paint in a coastal mudroom
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1 Living Room Photo
Choosing Champagne for a main living area is a commitment to timelessness. It avoids the trend-cycle fatigue of brighter hues, offering a sophisticated neutrality that can be reimagined every few years simply by swapping out textiles or accent pillows. It is the ultimate foundation for an evolving home.
A hollywood regency living room painted in Champagne
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1 Patio Photo
In sun-drenched climates, Champagne is a practical choice that helps reduce the glare from the patio floor. It absorbs the harsh light, making the outdoor space more comfortable for the eyes during the peak hours of the day.
boho patio featuring Champagne by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Kitchen Photo
Kitchens are often the noisiest rooms in the house; Champagne provides the visual equivalent of acoustic dampening. Its steady, calm presence helps lower the "volume" of the room, creating a more pleasant environment for cooking and conversation.
Champagne — scandinavian kitchen
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1 House Photo
On the exterior, Champagne holds up across all lighting conditions — crisp in full sun, rich and dimensional on overcast days. It pairs especially well with white trim, black window frames, and natural stone, giving the home a timeless, curated presence.
Champagne color — traditional house inspiration
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Coordinating Colors
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Trim Color
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 80 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 80 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 78 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 78 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
French Vanilla reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 78 vs 6, Champagne is decisively the brighter choice.
Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 25), opening up a space where Smoky Azurite encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 21, Champagne is decisively the brighter choice.
Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 35), opening up a space where Favorite Jeans encloses it.
Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 48), opening up a space where Windy Blue encloses it.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 78 and 77, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Roman Column reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (82 vs 78) makes Medici Ivory the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 80 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 54), opening up a space where Dakota Wheat encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 58, Champagne is decisively the brighter choice.
Champagne reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Champagne reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.