What Matches Pale Pink Marble?

Color Wheel

• If you're not familiar with the color wheel or haven't used one since seventh grade art class, find one online or in a paint store. The color wheel, invented by Sir Isaac Newton, has been used for centuries by designers wanting to blend and coordinate colors in the most harmonious way. Pale pink, like any other color, will benefit by being paired with specific shades.

Complementary

• You can find a complementary color by looking at the color directly across from pink on the color wheel. In this case, it's pale green. Painting the walls pale green will balance and somewhat neutralize the pink marble. Using colors of similar intensity is important. Dark pink would need to be paired with dark green to achieve balance, and medium pink would need to be paired with medium green.

Analogous

• You can also go the analogous route. You use an analogous color by choosing a color directly on either side of pink on the color wheel. These colors are pale violet and light beige. Anytime two colors sit next to each other on the color wheel, they can be used together in decorating. If you are decorating with pink marble in the kitchen, walls could be light beige and accessories like artwork and dishtowels could be pale violet. Any combination of analogous colors would work equally well.

Monchromatic

• Another way to design with pale pink is to choose other design elements in varying shades of pink. For instance, if the pale pink marble is in the bathroom, you can use dark pink walls and medium pink window treatments.

Fail-Safe

• Neutral colors are a safe way to coordinate with pink. Pink is a combination of the colors red and white. Brown is a combination of all three primary colors: red, blue and yellow. It's made lighter with the addition of white pigment and darker with the addition of black. Because each of the primary colors goes into making brown, it's a fail-safe choice for coordinating. Like each of the other choices on the color wheel, you must be careful that the intensity of the brown color matches the intensity of the pink. Black and white also work very well with pale pink. Creamy white walls and black accessories can create a stunning palette.