After a lot of research (and a few too many swatches on the walls), I settled on Farrow & Ball’s Parma Gray, a lovely pale blue shade that shifts beautifully with the light in my living room ...

"In these more maximalist blue and green living room ideas ... recessive as a color than green, so I think it makes for a better backdrop than the other way around." A light dusting of this ...

Lean into an analogous color scheme with greens and purples ... for designer-approved colors that go with light blue. In the living room of Amy Fine Collins's family getaway, a powder blue ...