Honed Soapstone
Honed Soapstone begins as a yellow color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. Its greige and grey classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#9D9887LRV
31.31
Honed Soapstone's Color Strip
Honed Soapstone is the fourth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Chatroom and Hardware. The strip spans from Sedate Gray at the lightest end to Muddled Basil at the deepest. As part of strip 211, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Honed Soapstone in Rooms
Follow Honed Soapstone from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 8 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 Kitchen Cabinets Photo
1 sourced room photo gives the gallery a lived-in point of reference. Together they show Honed Soapstone (9126) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Kitchen cabinets in Honed Soapstone deliver clean, contemporary style.
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3 Dining Room Photos
3 dining room images place Honed Soapstone (9126) in a gathering space that can move from daylight to ceremony. An LRV of 31.3 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Dining room walls painted Honed Soapstone create refined, neutral elegance.
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Walls in Honed Soapstone bring soft, sophisticated calm to dining spaces.
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Dining room finished Honed Soapstone pairs well with varied décor approaches.
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4 Bathroom Photos
These 4 bathroom images show how Honed Soapstone (9126) can sit beside tile, stone, glass, timber and metal fixtures. The greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Bathroom walls in Honed Soapstone establish spa-like serenity and cleanliness.
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Bathroom painted Honed Soapstone offers calming, neutral sophistication.
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Bathroom space in Honed Soapstone creates peaceful, light-filled environments.
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Bathroom walls finished Honed Soapstone balance warmth with modern minimalism.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 74 vs 31, Moderne White is decisively the brighter choice.
Aged White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Honed Soapstone encloses it.
With LRVs of 32 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Trim Color
At LRV 74 vs 31, Moderne White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 32 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 31 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 34 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Honed Soapstone reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (31 vs 28) makes Honed Soapstone the marginally brighter of the two.
Honed Soapstone reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 31 vs 7, Honed Soapstone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Starry Night is decisively the brighter choice.
Honed Soapstone reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Honed Soapstone reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 31 vs 3, Honed Soapstone is decisively the brighter choice.
Lavender Wisp reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Honed Soapstone encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 6, Honed Soapstone is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 31 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Zircon reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 31), opening up a space where Honed Soapstone encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 31, Fortitude is decisively the brighter choice.
Light French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 31), opening up a space where Honed Soapstone encloses it.
Knitting Needles reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 31), opening up a space where Honed Soapstone encloses it.
Darker Colors
Honed Soapstone reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Honed Soapstone reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 14), opening up a space where Eclipse encloses it.
Honed Soapstone reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 31 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Honed Soapstone reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 15), opening up a space where Cocoon encloses it.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Cool and earthy, this subdued hue brings calm to any room. A great choice for balancing out warmer wood tones in trim and cabinetry.