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"A romantic and muted rose. Not to be seen as overtly pink, but rather a muted rose with enormous warmth, its powdery feel makes it incredibly soft and easy to use with complementary tones." Sulking Room Pink has good reviews, 84% recommend this color on Farrow & Ball's website.

Here is a living room and a kitchen painted in the color NCS S 3020 Y30R. The kitchen is a Stensund kitchen from IKEA and you can see many more pictures here.

"Much like its namesake, the green based Mouse's Back is quiet in nature and feels soft in rooms both large and small. It will read greener when used on the walls of underlit rooms and is the perfect accent on furniture or floors when combined with more traditional shades such as Setting Plaster and Lime White."

"Very popular for use in modern living rooms, its brown undertones create a warm, enveloping and hushed atmosphere. It is the perfect accent colour for all the warm Contemporary Neutrals or can be used on woodwork with rich Brinjal."

Killim Beige SW 6106 is a warm beige that is right in between a golden-yellow beige and a caramel beige. Light Reflectance Value of Kilim Beige is 57. Hexcolor is, # D7C5AE

"This warm and contemporary grey is renowned for its characterful paint name, originally created by John Fowler, the notable English interior designer. Elephant's Breath reads as an uplifting mid grey with its hint of magenta, but can become almost lilac in the cooler light of west facing rooms."

Sherwin Williams Gauntlet Gray SW 7019 is a warm gray color, gray with a little brown in it. Gauntlet Gray has a small purple undertone. Light Reflectance Value is 17. Hex code is #78736e

"This bright and deeply pigmented colour is perfect for use both in kitchens and exterior eating areas, as this vibrant tone is said to deter flies! But it is perfectly at home anywhere in the house."

Accessible Beige SW 7036 from Sherwin Williams is a very popular color and has been so for many years, the color has a gray undertone. Light Reflectance Value is 58. Hex code is #d1c7b8

Tricorn Black SW 6258 is in the top 50 of Sherwin Williams colors. Tricorn is a very deep black color that reflects extremely little, LRV 3. Tricorn has no undertone, this color is simply BLACK. Light Reflectance Value is 3. Hex code is #2f2f30.

Agreeable Gray SW 7029 from Sherwin Williams is a gray color with a beige warm undertone which makes it go towards griege. Agreeable Gray is in the top 50 of Sherwin Williams' most popular colors and it has Light Reflectance Value of 60. Hex code is #d1cbc1.

Peppercorn SW 7674 is a dark gray color from Sherwin Williams. For those who like dark rooms, for example for the bedroom, then this color is perfect. The color is very popular by Sherwin Williams and ends up in the top 50 of all their colors. Light Reflectance Value is 10. Hex code is # 585858.

"Similar to the deep glossy red used by David Hicks at Barons Court in the 1970s, Incarnadine is unashamedly classic and glamorous. It can be used to sumptuous effect in halls when offset with Tanner's Brown on woodwork, or feel more edgy and graphic when paired with a bright white."

"Mole's Breath is the most versatile of our stronger accents as it can be used both with Easy Neutrals like Purbeck Stone and Contemporary Neutrals like Strong White." Mole's Breath has good reviews, 86% recommend this color on Farrow & Ball's website.

"This rich and traditional green is a cleaned version of a colour originally found in the breakfast room at Calke Abbey. It is best used either on its own on both walls and woodwork, or with a darker neutral like Old White to enhance its deep sage notes."

"Only a shade away from a pure white, the addition of the smallest amount of warm yellow pigment creates a very versatile shade which is just a little softer than All White."

"More blue than black, Railings is a softer alternative to black which is particularly suited to the ironwork it takes its name from. When used in Full Gloss on front doors it creates a handsome and commanding entrance, but becomes much more relaxed in feel in our Estate Eggshell finish."

"This cool white is both strong by name and strong by nature. One of our Contemporary Neutrals, the subtle urban feel of its light grey undertones add a contemporary twist to period homes, while staying in keeping with modern properties."

"Our most traditional blue grey was originally created when a white room had been stained by the trimming of lamp wicks. Lamp Room Gray creates a softer more lived in finish than Pavilion Gray, while retaining a sense of timelessness."

"Reading as a cool blue, Parma Gray is another colour attributed to the great colourist John Fowler. Used as the backdrop to numerous costume dramas, it creates the perfect period feel when contrasted with Wimborne White."

"It creates a really cosy and surprisingly un-yellow space when contrasted with a dark tone like Tanner's Brown. It should, however, be used in moderation in small rooms where its moody intensity may be a little overwhelming."

Here are two IKEA kitchens with walls painted in the color NCS S 2000-N. The IKEA kitchens are Kallarp and Fröjered. You will find all the IKEA kitchens we have filmed here.

Here is a children's room from IKEA that is painted in the color NCS S 3502-Y.

Bedroom painted in the color NCS S 5005-G20Y. This bedroom was filmed at an IKEA department store and the bed, bedside table and chest of drawers are from the Björksnäs series.

An IKEA Bodbyn kitchen with walls painted in color NCS S 8010-G10Y. The kitchen cabinets in the Bodbyn dark green series are in the same colour, but they have gloss 25, which is a bit glossier than what was chosen on the wall. So it works to paint the wall in the same color as the kitchen cabinets. Click on...

"Teal, a beautiful mix of blues and greens, takes the best qualities of each colour. It is versatile, and can be either striking or soothing depending on its application."

Kitchen wall painted in the color NCS S 3000-N. This is an IKEA Bodarp kitchen, see more of the kitchen here.

Here is a room from IKEA painted in the color NCS S 1030 G80Y.

Here is a kitchen with walls painted in the color NCS S 3500-N. The kitchen is a Hasslarp and Sinarp kitchen from IKEA. If you want to see more of the kitchen, there are more pictures here.

Here is a kitchen with walls painted in the color NCS S 2502-B. The kitchen is a Veddinge kitchen from IKEA.