Top 10 Tuscan-Style Paint Colors to Add Rustic Charm to Your Home

Rich Colors Inspired by Italian Landscapes

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Diana Hathaway Timmons
Diana Hathaway Timmons

Diana Hathaway Timmons has over 10 years as a color and interior design consultant. She writes about ideas and tips for beautifying your space and incorporating decor trends into your home. She wrote the book "How to Sell Your Home Without Losing Your Zen" and has been featured in the "Huffington Post," "Better Homes & Gardens," and additional publications.

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Updated on 04/20/21
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The relaxed elegance of Tuscan style is characterized by rustic accents, classic artwork, and ornate architectural details that bring to mind a villa in the Italian countryside. But the highlight of any Tuscan-inspired room is its stunning color scheme, as the landscape of Tuscany inspires a rich array of colors for decorating. A Tuscan color palette is predominantly warm. Adding cool color accents gives balance to your palette. The warm colors of Tuscan-style decorating are a reflection of golden fields and rustic walls. The region's blue skies and lush foliage in rich green colors are the perfect accents for your Tuscan color scheme. 

Overview

  • Color Family: Colors inspired by the Italian region of Tuscany; includes reds, yellows, greens
  • Complementary Colors: Varies
  • Pairs Well With: Rustic accents
  • Mood: Warm, earthy, elegant
  • Where to Use: Can be used in any room; popular in kitchens

Here are our ideas for the best Tuscan-style paint colors to update your home.

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    Rustic Tuscan: Benjamin Moore Firenze

    Benjamin Moore Firenze paint swatch for rustic Tuscan

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    Benjamin Moore Firenze is a warm and rustic paint color that is the perfect background for your Tuscan-style decor. While wonderful as an accent wall, Firenze could also warm up a kitchen or dining room. You can continue the Tuscan-style color scheme outdoors with Firenze as a front door color.

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    Sage Green: Sherwin-Williams Garden Sage

    Sherwin-Williams Garden Sage paint swatch for sage green

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    Sherwin-Williams Garden Sage is inspired by the soft and muted green foliage of Tuscany, where cypress trees dot the rolling landscapes. Warmer than most sage green paint colors, Garden Sage pairs well with rich russet and red. Garden Sage is part of the HGTV Home Paint Collection by Sherwin-Williams.

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    A Warm Dining Room: Sherwin-Williams Honeycomb

    Sherwin-Williams Honeycomb paint swatch for a warm dining room

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    Like acres of golden grasses, Sherwin-Williams Honeycomb is a stunning gold paint color, perfect for accent walls or furniture in a Tuscan-style room. If you're looking for a warm dining room paint color idea, Honeycomb is gorgeous. Try a rich gold with off-white trim paint colors, and dark wood furniture, for a Tuscan-inspired dining room.

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    Ceiling Color Inspiration: Behr Serene Sky

    Behr Serene Sky paint swatch for ceiling color inspiration

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    Behr's Serene Sky shines next to the warmth and fire of a Tuscan-inspired color palette. The vast blue skies of the Italian countryside have attracted many a visitor. The coolness of this pretty sky-blue paint color could be perfect as a ceiling color idea for a warm room with plenty of light. 

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    Sunny Tuscan Yellow: Behr Bicycle Yellow

    Behr Bicycle Yellow paint swatch for a sunny Tuscan yellow

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    Behr's Bicycle Yellow conjures images of sunflowers and long sunny days. As an accent in your Tuscan paint color scheme, Bicycle Yellow is perfect for an eating nook, sunporch, or even a front door. Yellow will make any visitor feel cheerful year-round.

    Tip

    Many Tuscan-style homes are influenced by classic Italian art and sculpture. Source vintage objects from flea markets to give the appearance of antique pieces passed down through generations.

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    Beautiful Dark Brown: Valspar Brazilian Brown

    Valspar Brazilian Brown paint swatch for a beautiful dark brown

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    The decor of Tuscany is rustic, with heavy wood beams used throughout homes in the region. Valspar's Brazilian Brown has the quality of dark and weathered wood that is common in the Tuscan style. This color could be used as an accent wall to create drama, or as a backdrop for an otherwise plain fireplace. 

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    Wine Country-Inspired: Valspar Sunny Bordeaux

    Valspar Sunny Bordeaux paint swatch for wine country-inspired

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    Tuscan colors always include the grapes of this region. At harvest time, the deep wine-inspired Tuscan colors are magnificent against the golds of the waning grasses. Valspar Sunny Bordeaux is a nice break from the intensely warm colors of Tuscany, but still very complementary to the color scheme.  

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    A Cool Neutral: Benjamin Moore Interlude

    Benjamin Moore Interlude paint swatch for a cool neutral

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    Benjamin Moore Interlude feels like wet sand under your feet on a hot afternoon when you add it to a warm Tuscan color palette. This neutral color is warm but very versatile. In a Tuscan-style color scheme, it can play the role of connecting colors room to room easily. Interlude is a comfortable and comforting neutral paint color for living rooms and family rooms, and perfect with an accent wall of any color. 

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    Lavender-Inspired: Olympic Paints French Violet

    Olympic Paints French Violet paint swatch for lavender-inspired

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    Olympic Paints French Violet is a rich, yet muted, lavender. Like the lavender bushes that thrive in a Mediterranean climate, the warm colors of the Tuscan landscape thrive with hints of cool color, like French Violet. It's a lovely choice for a Tuscan kitchen (where you'll be whipping up delicious Italian meals, no doubt). It's particularly rich against dark wood cabinetry and natural stone elements.

    Tip

    Use terra cotta or travertine tiles for your flooring to give it an authentic Tuscan look. Distressed wood plank flooring is another option for achieving a subtle Old World style.

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    Perfect Tuscan Red: Devine Paints Paprika

    Devine Paints Paprika paint swatch for a perfect Tuscan red

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    Every Tuscany-inspired color palette needs red, the color of the region's famous wine and many of its poppy-filled fields. Devine Paint Center's Paprika is lush and satisfying even when surrounded by a variety of warm or cool colors. Paprika is a strong color, but never too bright. This is a good bold color choice for a dining room in a Tuscan-style color palette. 

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