North-facing room
#CBCECECool, even daylight pulls colors toward grey. Warm wall tones keep a north-facing room from feeling cold.
19th-century French painting · art-to-room palette
The Beach at Sainte-Adresse Color Palette & Paint Colors
Six colors measured from The Beach at Sainte-Adresse by Claude Monet, with their share of the canvas, light reflectance, a room scheme and how the wall color shifts in north, south and evening light.
Quick answer
Put Soft White on most walls, use Deep Grey for the bed, sofa or curtains, and keep Deep Blue to one bold piece. Warm Linen suits floors, wood and frames, and Shadow Umber works best in a single textile.
- Artist
- Claude Monet
- Date
- 1867
- Movement
- 19th-century French painting
- Collection
- The Art Institute of Chicago
- Image license
- Public domain (CC0)
- Wall color LRV
- 77
The 6 colors in this painting
Measured from the image and ordered by how much of the canvas they cover. LRV is how much light a color reflects, from 0 for black to 100 for white.
Light Grey
Deep Grey
Soft White
Shadow Umber
Warm Linen
Deep Blue
Where each color lives in the painting
Left, every pixel of the canvas snapped to its nearest palette color. Right, the detail where each color is strongest.
Closest paint colors
The nearest color from each brand. “Near-identical” and “Very close” are hard to tell apart on a wall; with “Similar”, compare a sample with the painting. Brands with nothing close are left out.
| Painting color | Closest paints | LRV | Use it for |
|---|---|---|---|
Light Grey#A1A9AE |
|
39 | Small accents, art, accessories |
Deep Grey#BDC2C2 |
|
53 | Bed, sofa, curtains |
Soft White#E5E4DD |
|
77 | Main walls |
Shadow Umber#4F4C3F |
|
7 | One small textile |
Warm Linen#7F6E5C |
|
16 | Wood and frames |
Deep Blue#34527F |
|
8 | One bold piece |
Paint names belong to their brands. Matches are measured from screen colors and are approximate; Light & Pigment is not affiliated with any paint brand.
How soft white looks in your light
The wall color shifted for the light it will live in. Check the version closest to your room before buying a sample.
South-facing room
#EBE4D6Strong warm sun pushes light colors toward cream by midday. If it reads too yellow, step down to a cooler version.
Evening, warm lamps (2700K)
#C4B49BUnder warm 2700K bulbs colors turn honey-toned and dark colors read almost black. Matte finishes keep the look soft.
Try the palette in a room
Pick which painting color goes on the walls, the big furniture and the bold piece. Floors, shadows and light follow your choices.
Wood takes Warm Linen and the rug border takes Shadow Umber in every combination.
Mood board
Details from the painting next to the colors and materials that carry them into a room.
Soft White
Deep Grey
Deep Blue
Save this palette
A card with the painting, all 6 colors and a room scheme. Pin it, or take it to the paint store.
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FAQ
What colors are in The Beach at Sainte-Adresse?
Measured from the image, the painting's six main colors are Light Grey (#A1A9AE, 48.8% of the canvas), Deep Grey (#BDC2C2, 29.9% of the canvas), Soft White (#E5E4DD, 9.1% of the canvas), Shadow Umber (#4F4C3F, 6.3% of the canvas), Warm Linen (#7F6E5C, 4.4% of the canvas), Deep Blue (#34527F, 1.4% of the canvas).
Does this palette work in a small room?
Yes. The wall color reflects about 77% of the light that hits it (LRV 77), so it keeps a small room bright. Keep the darkest colors to one piece of furniture or a textile.
Can I use this image on my own mood board?
The Art Institute of Chicago releases this image as public domain (cc0), so it can be reused freely.
Image: The Art Institute of Chicago, Public domain (CC0). Palette, posterized image, details and room views generated by Light & Pigment from that image. Colors look different on screen than on a wall, so always test a sample.